STAMFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: Americares and the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Harvard Chan C-CHANGE), today announced health clinics in Arizona, Florida and Louisiana will pilot a program to protect the most vulnerable patients from the health impacts of climate change, including extreme heat.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 19 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: The state's largest business organization issued the following response to today's release of the August 2023 employment report. "The August job gains are good to see, especially on the heels of the positive July report," CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima said. "Even with a downward revision in July's numbers, the private sector is now finally fully r  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: * * * Strong air quality standards for HVAC and water heaters are needed to improve air quality, cut heating bills, and slow climate change. * * * Burning gas, oil, and propane in furnaces and water heaters generates a staggering 23% of Connecticut's nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution, more than eight times as much as the state's power plants, according to a report released today from   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: * * * Strong air quality standards for HVAC and water heaters are needed to improve air quality, cut heating bills, and slow climate change. * * * Burning gas, oil, and propane in furnaces and water heaters generates a staggering 23% of Connecticut's nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution, more than eight times as much as the state's power plants, according to a report released today from   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Burning gas, oil, and propane in furnaces and water heaters generates a staggering 23% of Connecticut's nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution, more than eight times as much as the state's power plants, according to a report released today from Save the Sound, Conservation Law Foundation, Sierra Club Connecticut, and RMI. The report illustrates that regulators can gradually eliminate this po  more

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release: Nearly two in five children under the age of five in Somalia are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition by July 2024, despite initial hopes that rainfall would bring more relief, Save the Children said. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) figures for  more