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An Arizona consumer group is applauding the U.S. Department of Energys new residential water heater standards that they say will save American households about $7.6 billion per year on energy and water bills. Thats over $200 per month on the average residential utility bill. ...

Climate watchers are predicting this summers temperatures may set records, which could aggravate some medical conditions. A 30-year study of health records from more than 200 countries and territories suggests a connection between stroke and climate change. The online publication "Neurology" reported the growing number of global deaths and disabilities from strokes are linked to -- but not caused by -- climate change. ...

Students and faculty at Northeastern University are demanding their school issue a public apology for what they say are false charges of antisemitism during recent protests. School administrators cited the slurs as justification for police to dismantle a pro-Palestinian encampment and make arrests. Grace Sanford, a second-year student, said it was a counterprotester who made the remarks to provoke a confrontation. ...

Women, and particularly Black women, are disproportionately affected by strokes and other health conditions in Missouri. Keetra Thompson, a stroke survivor, acknowledged the disproportionate effects of heart disease, stroke and diabetes on Black women in the state, attributing it to factors such as poverty, access to healthy food options and lack of resources in certain neighborhoods. "We have a Walmart and maybe a Schnucks but then everything else is all fast food," Thompson...

As pandemic-era protections were lifted a new report showed the number of children on Medicaid has varied widely between states, with Maryland doing better than most. The Georgetown University report said nationwide, more than 4 million fewer children were enrolled in Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program at the end of last year compared to spring 2023, before the expiration of continuous coverage. The report estimated in 70% of cases, childrens coverage was canceled for procedura...

Its Teacher Appreciation Week, and theres some mixed news when it comes to how well South Dakota is compensating its teachers. According to the National Education Associations annual Rankings and Estimates report, the national average teacher salary increased about 4% to nearly $70,000 a year between the 2021 and 2022 school years. But adjusted for inflation, teachers still make 5% less than they did a decade ago. ...

Pennsylvania is among the states where massive protests and tent encampments opposing the war in Gaza are growing. Elez Beresin-Scher, a sociology student at Bryn Mawr College, is at the Free Gaza encampment on campus. She explained there are about 44 tents full of students who have been sleeping there since Saturday night. ...

Conservation groups, tribes and community organizers are praising President Joe Bidens decision Thursday to expand two national monuments in California. Together, the monuments will gain about 120,000 acres. The Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument is 90 minutes northwest of Sacramento and the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument lies just east of Los Angeles. ...

As part of an effort to restore the Mississippi River delta, an organization is collaborating with nature to address environmental challenges. The Big Muddy is the second-longest river in North America, flowing more than 2,300 miles. Simone Maloz, campaign director for the group Restore the Mississippi River Delta, said the coalition uses nature-based solutions to help tackle some of the rivers environmental problems in Louisiana and Mississippi. ...

By Annie Ropeik for Energy News Network.Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for Maine News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration Overnight in early July last year, Vermont solar installer Bill Chidsey got a call that a grocery store he worked with in his village of Hardwick was flooded. He arrived to find feet of water in the Buffalo Mountain Markets utility room, spilling over from the rising Lamoille River in a record-breaking rainstorm. &am...