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A new study finds that hotter nights caused by human-driven climate change are eating away at hours of sleep every... -
As Canadian wildfires spread smoke across the U.S. the air pollution is dangerous to health. But there are ways to... -
The fires affected millions of people in the region. It could take years to understand the health consequences, but ongoing... -
The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts... -
A new study finds that California's rules protecting workers from excessive heat likely save dozens of lives every year. This...
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Under President Trump, the U.S. has taken steps to roll back climate policies. Here are six significant changes. -
As the Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers new rules that would protect American workers from the heat, a new...
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More intense future wildfires, fueled by further climate change, could lead to 70,000 deaths from smoke exposure a year, according... -
People drink more sugary beverages when it's hot, researchers found, significantly increasing their sugar intake. That impact could grow as... -
Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research. -
A new study shows that the effects hurricanes have on people's health can last for years after a storm passes.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to bring poor air quality into the Northeast U.S. and the Upper Midwest. And the...