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Those who enroll in the American Climate Corps will learn how to install solar panels, restore coastal wetlands, fight wildfires, and more. The program aims to create a pipeline for these young people to get hired into the clean energy sector.
As Floridians braced Wednesday for Hurricane Idalia’s landfall, insurers kept an anxious eye on the Category 3 storm that could result in claims for billions of dollars in damages.
Hurricane Idalia flooded low-lying areas around Tampa Bay before heading north and slamming into the Big Bend. Hurricane Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning on Florida’s west coast, where it unleashed life-threatening storm surges and rainfall across an area that has never before received such pummeling. More than 242,000 customers were without electricity as trees...
As the old saying goes, “mejor prevenir que lamentar,” and with hurricanes that couldn’t be any closer to the truth. If you live in an area affected by hurricanes, you should prepare, regardless of whether you plan to evacuate or ride out the storm in your home.
Don’t wait until a hurricane is headed your way to assemble your emergency kit; otherwise you may not be able to acquire everything you need. Use this checklist to get started now. When a hurricane is approaching your area, you need to follow local evacuation mandates and recommendations to keep you and others safe. However,...
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The law ensured that 543,000 Floridians were able to keep their health insurance, reduced the cost of insulin for over 90,000 seniors, and incentivized several manufacturers to invest in the state and create more clean energy jobs.
Two of the state's counties are the most vulnerable areas to hurricanes in the nation.
