Gas plants and health risks; extreme heat and health threats [news you may have missed–volume 1]

News

Important news that you may have missed (from CuratedSci):

The start of a series; science news you may have missed from the last 60 to 90 days.

Proposed gas plants in Wisconsin pose health risks, report finds

New Analysis Details the Public Health Impacts of Proposed Gas Plants in Wisconsin (Healthy Climate Wisconsin)

(Report PDF)

Unprecedented June heat along the Northeast urban corridor, brought to you by climate change
Extreme heat could threaten human health on a massive scale

Observational and model evidence together support wide-spread exposure to noncompensable heat under continued global warming (Science Advances)

(PDF of article)

How to make America healthy: the real problems — and best fixes (Nature)
The United States has lower life expectancy than most similarly wealthy nations. Chronic disease is part of the cause, but so are guns, drugs and cars.

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