Climate and Energy News Roundup: What’s making environmental news
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After pummeling Cuba, Hurricane Ian was among the most powerful and devastating hurricanes to make landfall in the US.
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Tom H. Hastings: Vladimir Putin is on the ballot in the 2022 U.S. midterm elections
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We hear that reproductive rights are on the ballot, in a bid to elect lawmakers who will codify reproductive rights into black letter law. Anything else on the ballot?
BBB report: Beware of puppy, kitten, shopping scams online
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If you use social media, you see it every day. Puppies or kittens offered for free with a small rehoming fee. Or breeders saying they need to find homes for a recent litter.
Eat this up: Report reveals best, worst American foodie cities
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Restaurant prices rose 8.3 percent from August 2021 to August 2022, and WalletHub determined the best and cheapest local food scenes in its report 2022’s Best Foodie Cities in America.
Virginia Tech professor receives NASA grant to study health costs related to extreme weather
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When there is extreme weather including flooding, heat waves, and extreme cold, the government gets to work to ensure its disaster-relief spending has the greatest impact. The analysis is often based on damages to infrastructure.
Survey: Retirees spending more than they can afford due to inflation
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Results from a 2022 survey found that retirees are spending more than they can afford in 2022.
Washington and Lee is partner institution in enslaved peoples project
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Grant funding is accompanied by Washington and Lee University’s joining On These Grounds.
Report: More than 300,000 lives saved with historic COVID-19 vaccination program
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A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that the Biden Administration’s historic vaccination program is linked to more than 650,000 fewer COVID-19 hospitalizations and more than 300,000 fewer deaths among seniors and other Americans enrolled in Medicare.
Eight specialty crop projects in Virginia awarded USDA grants
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The 2022 USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program’s funds support specialty crops, including fruits, vegetables, tree nuts and nursery crops.
World Mental Health Day: Breaking down depression, treatment options
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On World Mental Health Day, SonderMind.com takes a look at depression, one of the most common mental health conditions, with more than 17 million U.S. adults experiencing an episode of major depression in a given year.
