Maui disaster shows America’s high risk for devastation from wildfires as communities lack plans, cash to keep citizens safe from blazes.
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A new study found depression in dad was linked with a 42% increased risk of depression in their child. What to know about paternal depression.
Restaurant workers who lost homes in Maui fire strike a chord with those looking to help
“We are currently taking the time to talk to each person in our work ‘ohana to assess the extent of their losses and how we can best help with their specific needs,” reads a GoFundMe page created by the group Na Hoaloha Ekolu.
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Dangerous levels of PFAS detected in water for 27 million. Did the EPA find it near you?
Hundreds of community water systems found at least one of 29 types of PFAS chemicals that exceed the EPA’s new, lower reporting limits.
Southern California braces for ‘dangerous and significant’ Hurricane Hilary as rainfall begins
Hilary weakened to a Category 2 hurricane but will still be a hurricane when it reaches the West Coast of the Baja California peninsula.
All talk and, yes, action. Could conversations about climate change be a solution?
A growing number of Americans are seeking out solace – and power in numbers – in climate change conversation groups.
Joe Biden helped a movement when he changed his mind on LGBTQ issues. Who advises him now?
When Joe Biden changed his mind on LGBTQ issues, it changed the trajectory of the marriage equality fight. Here’s where he stands now.
Biden has ignored Ohio’s pleas for help. His response to East Palestine is inexcusable.
President Biden has yet to visit East Palestine – and refused Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s request for aid in the recovery effort, writes Sen. J.D. Vance.
‘As false as false can be’: Trader Joe’s executives say no to self-checkout in stores
In a podcast, President and Vice CEO Jon Basalone called rumors that self-checkout was coming into stores “as false as false can be.”
Maui hotels are taking in those with no place to go following the devastating wildfires
Hotels on Maui are filling with those displaced by the raging wildfires. Ernesto and Adoracion Garcia joined a dozen other relatives at the Hyatt Regency after being left homeless by the fire (Aug. 18)(AP video: Mike Householder)
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