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Two large Massachusetts offshore wind turbines are sending electricity to the U.S. grid for the first time

Fri, 2024-01-05 15:34 — mike kraft
Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms. AP News

 

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XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant spread to northwest states, now dominant in all US regions

Mon, 2023-02-20 22:07 — mike kraft
XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant now dominant in all US regions CIDRAP

In its new variant estimates today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant is now dominant the northwestern region, making it the most

Also, the more transmissible variant expanded its footprint in areas where it already dominates, and in the United States as a whole, it accounts for an estimated 80.2% of samples, up steadily from 74.7% the previous week.

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California, Oregon, Washington to end school mask mandates

Mon, 2022-02-28 22:43 — mike kraft
California, Oregon, Washington to end school mask mandates SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Schoolchildren in California, Oregon and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the Democratic governors of all three states announced jointly on Monday. AP NEWS

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BA.2, newest COVID-19 variant, found in Washington state, health officials say

Mon, 2022-01-24 22:26 — mike kraft
BA.2, newest COVID-19 variant, found in Washington state, health officials say State health officials confirmed to KOMO News on Monday that BA. 2, the newest variant of COVID-19, has been detected in Washington state, which is still grappling with a surge in cases from the omicron and delta variants.
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Mandates and Schools: Arizona, Alabama, Washington State, New Zealand and Florida

Tue, 2021-10-26 15:55 — mike kraft
Arizona's pandemic outlook worries experts as mask and vaccine mandate battles rage Arizona has caught up to New York when it comes to reported deaths per capita - even though the latter was ravaged by the coronavirus early in the pandemic before treatments or vaccines were developed. Some health experts worry Arizona could be headed for a deepening crisis as winter approaches.
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Rationing medical care becomes a reality in hospitals overwhelmed with covid patients

Mon, 2021-09-20 16:30 — mike kraft
Four patients, two dialysis machines: Rationing medical care becomes a reality in hospitals overwhelmed with covid patients Activating crisis standards of care gives hospitals the power to allocate — and potentially even deny — care based on the goal of who could potentially benefit the most when faced with a shortage of resources such as ventilators, medications or staff. Washington Post
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Scientists: Human-driven climate change sent Pacific Northwest temperatures soaring

Thu, 2021-07-08 15:56 — mike kraft
Human-driven climate change sent Pacific Northwest temperatures soaring As scientists dissect what pushed temperatures up to 5 degrees Celsius above previous records, they may have to revamp how to predict heat waves. Helen Thompson Science News
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U.S. coronavirus cases drop. with exceptions in some western states .

Sat, 2021-05-01 17:15 — mike kraft
U.S. coronavirus cases drop as spring wave of infections ebbs In 42 states and D.C., lower caseloads have been reported the past two weeks, and nationally, cases are at their lowest since October. Joel Achenbach, Dan Keating, Jacqueline Dupree Washington Post
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Hard-hit restaurants feed COVID doctors, nurses, but donations stopped to survive

Fri, 2021-02-19 16:55 — mike kraft
Hard-hit restaurants feed COVID doctors, nurses to survive PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — It was the week after Christmas and coronavirus case numbers and hospitalizations were soaring in Portland, Oregon. At Oregon Health & Science University, the state’s... AP NEWS
 
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Role of race in US vaccine rollout sidestepped in Oregon

Fri, 2021-01-29 17:27 — mike kraft
Role of race in US vaccine rollout gets put to the test PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The role that race should play in deciding who gets priority for the COVID-19 vaccine was put to the test Thursday in Oregon, but people of color won't be the specific focus... AP NEWS
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