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Climate writer @nytclimate. Former sustainability reporter @wsj. Work in @nytmag, @theintercept, etc. Formerly @thecounter and @Bagehots 2022-2023

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H. Claire Brown is a senior staff writer for The New Food Economy.

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Climate Change and Air Pollution Combo Is a ‘Double Whammy’ for Health

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By Claire Brown Verified, Christina Kelso Verified
| The New York Times Verified
Climate Change and Air Pollution Combo Is a ‘Double Whammy’ for Health Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health risks.
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Climate Change and Air Pollution Combo Is a 'Double Whammy' for Health

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By Claire Brown Verified, Christina Kelso Verified
| Breaking One
Soaring temperatures are expected to collide with wildfire smoke across parts of the United States this week, a combination that can pose health risks. As climate change drives up global temperatures past record levels, the frequency of days when it is both hot and polluted has also been increasing. Several factors are converging to amplify health risks during sweltering days. Extreme heat can trap polluted air in place, so it does not dissipate.
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Trump’s Plans for Nuclear Power Lurch Ahead

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By Claire Brown Verified
| The New York Times Verified
President Trump wants to quadruple nuclear power production in the United States by 2050. To get there, developers would need to build about a hundred times as much nuclear capacity in the next 25 years as they did in the past 25. In recent weeks, a series of government announcements have nudged the country a bit closer to that goal. Nuclear power has broad bipartisan support in Congress, and many climate experts have embraced it as a low-emissions source of energy.
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