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FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2017, file photo, members of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Louisiana National Guard help rescue an elderly resident from the Golden Years Assisted Living home, which was flooded from Tropical Storm Harvey in Orange, Texas. Deaths at nursing home facilities in Texas and Florida after recent hurricanes made landfall have left families of residents, law enforcement officials and state regulators questioning evacuation decisions. Experts on aging say the risk of illness and death increases for elderly residents who are evacuated and advocate for a patient-by-patient risk assessment system in the future. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
July 22, 2019

As Heatwave Blankets Nation, Utility Disconnect Policies Can Kill

Joseph Daniel
Senior Energy Analyst

FILE - In this July 1, 2014 file photo, Amanda Ouellet wipes her face with a cold wet towel to cool off while working outside holding an advertising sign in Las Vegas. The weather kills at least 2,000 Americans each year _ and the deaths are most common in the largest cities and the most rural areas, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Wednesday, July 30, 2014. About 31 percent were caused by heat, heat stroke or sun stroke. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
July 19, 2019

This Weekend’s Heatwave Is the Future of Extreme Heat: 3 Things You Should Know and Do

Erika Spanger-Siegfried
Director of Strategic Climate Analytics