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Graph: Electricity Demand Surges in New England Amid Heat Wave

June 26, 2024 admin Connecticut, extreme heat, extreme heat waves, Extreme weather, heat waves, Illinois, maine, Massachusetts, New England, new hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Uncategorized, vermont

Credit to Author: US Energy Information Administration| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 01:19:28 +0000

Electricity demand in New England surged this week as high temperatures persisted through much of the United States. Demand in the electric grid territory of New England’s Independent System Operator (ISO-NE) peaked at 23,324 megawatts (MW) during the evening of June 20, approaching last year’s peak hourly demand in this … [continued]

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It’s Danger Season & Workers Need Heat Safety Protections Now — UPS Knows It

June 23, 2023 admin climate change, extreme heat waves, global heating, global weirding, HEALTH, Heat, heat waves, heatwaves, policy & politics, union of concerned scientists, UPS

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:47:11 +0000

What would be the largest single-employer strike in US history may soon be avoided if UPS and the Teamsters union reach an agreement on adding life-saving cooling equipment in more than 90,000 fleet vehicles. UPS is the largest employer here in Louisville, Kentucky, so a strike would have serious implications for the metro region as […]

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Summer Heat Is Coming: Will New Policies Protect Workers?

April 19, 2022 admin Agriculture, climate change, climate science, extreme heat, extreme heat waves, Heat, policy & politics, policy research, research, SCIENCE, US Congress

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 01:25:42 +0000

As I write this, it’s 83 degrees Fahrenheit in Washington, DC, and I can’t help but long for those years when I was a kid, when spring felt like spring and seasons were demarcated. Each year, summer-like temperatures arrive all too soon during spring, thanks to human-induced climate change. Research finds that even if we halt heat-trapping […]