Huge meanders of the jet stream, or air current, get stuck in place, locking in extreme weather events that can alternately be associated with extreme heat and drought in one location and extreme rainfall in another.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
Electric boats poised to make waves on Maine coast
Battery-powered outboards are seen as a first step in ‘electrifying’ the working waterfront. Are pleasure boats next?
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Posted inFood, News
Rising temperatures hit restaurant workers especially hard
New rules could help despite trying to create them with a variety of climates, buildings and businesses that say they don’t need government intervention.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Here’s what Biden’s big bill includes on climate, health care, deficit reduction
The package will touch countless American lives with longtime party proposals.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Congress approves Democrats’ climate, health bill, a Biden triumph
The bill’s pillar is about $375 billion over 10 years to encourage industry and consumers to shift from carbon-emitting to cleaner forms of energy, hailed by experts as Congress’ biggest climate investment ever.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts just passed a massive climate and clean energy bill
Some cities and towns will be allowed to ban fossil fuel infrastructure in new and major construction projects.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Big climate bill will spend green bucks to spur green energy
The crux of the long-delayed bill is to use incentives to spur investors to accelerate the expansion of clean energy such as wind and solar power, speeding the transition away from the oil, coal and gas that largely cause climate change.
Posted inNation & World
Climate change isn’t waiting. Is the U.S. taking action too slowly?
New research suggests that warming in the Arctic is happening at a much faster rate than many scientists had expected.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Hard hit by climate change, eastern Kentucky deserves better leaders
Ideologues like Sen. Rand Paul were once an amusing curiosity. Now? They’re simply in the way.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Better than Build Back Better
The Inflation Reduction Act is different from its predecessor in several respects. Chief among them? It passed the Senate.