Olivia Diem

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• How low-income communities are disproportionately affected by the heat - Read Article

  How low-income communities are disproportionately affected by the heat

  2021-11-14T07:00:34-07:00

  Arizonans are plenty familiar with the extreme heat that plagues the desert, but with increasing concern over the climate crisis, low-income members of urban heat island communities are in greater…

  
• Bill protecting Arizona workers from the heat will be reintroduced next year - Read Article

  Bill protecting Arizona workers from the heat will be reintroduced next year

  2021-11-04T11:45:04-07:00

  With our country’s rising climate crisis and recent national concern, the Arizona Legislature is working to protect workers affected by the heat. According to the National Weather Service, “extreme heat…

  
• How Arizonans will be affected by the White House plan to combat extreme heat - Read Article

  How Arizonans will be affected by the White House plan to combat extreme heat

  2021-11-01T14:45:44-07:00

  Arizona is no stranger to extreme heat, especially in the summer months. During a virtual climate summit, the Biden administration launched a plan to address the ‘silent killer’ plaguing our…

  
• How wildfires affect your health and what you can do about it         - Read Article

  How wildfires affect your health and what you can do about it        

  2021-10-06T10:05:55-07:00

   Wildfires and the poor air quality that smoke causes may pose potential health threats to you and your family. Although Arizona experiences wildfires each year, there is typically a spike…