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Amtrak Passengers Face Record Delays From Extreme Weather - New York Times - Climate Section (Jul 17) |
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Jul 17 · The dated U.S. rail infrastructure is struggling to stay operational as climate change accelerates and intense heat waves, downpours and high winds become more frequent.
Total
100
minutes
All others and
unspecified
weather-realted
delays
90
Amtrak weather-
related delays
80
70
Cold
Snow/ice
60
Mud/rockslides
Rain/storms
Power failures
50
Trees
40
Wind
Floods
30
Wet/
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Britain Needs to Move Faster on Climate, Monitoring Group Says - New York Times - Climate Section (Jul 17) |
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Jul 17 · A report by a government body that oversees efforts to reduce greenhouse gases will help underpin the Labour Party’s plans to accelerate renewable energy and other measures.
An influential government body gave what amounts to strong support Thursday to one of the main planks of the new British government’s plans to revitalize the economy: a crash program to accelerate efforts for dealing with climate change.
In a report to Parliament, the Climate Change Committee, a statutory body that monitors progress on the reduction of greenhouse gases in Britain, warned that the country was “not on track to hit” a 2030 interim target of reducing emissions by 68 percent compared with ... | By Stanley Reed Read more ...
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New York City Tenants Are Entitled to Heat. What About Air-Conditioning? - New York Times - Climate Section (Jul 17) |
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Jul 17 · Landlords have to keep tenants warm in the winter, but can leave them sweating in the summer. A city councilman wants to change that.
As New York City endures its third heat wave of the year, a city councilman plans to introduce a bill this week that would require landlords to buy, install and maintain air-conditioning units or cooling systems for tenants during the summer, with fines of up to $1,250 per day for noncompliance.
The idea behind the legislation, proposed by Councilman Lincoln Restler from Brooklyn, is to update the existing housing code so that building owners are just as responsible for keeping people cool in the summer as they are for keeping them warm in ... | By Hilary Howard Read more ...
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