TDCJ correctional officers burning out in Texas heat
Former correctional officers describe dangerously hot conditions in prisons without air conditioning that lead to weekly medical emergencies and severe staffing shortages.
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Former correctional officers describe dangerously hot conditions in prisons without air conditioning that lead to weekly medical emergencies and severe staffing shortages.
Https://youtu.be/zRzVsqBUTDE Michael Webber is a great follow on Twitter, someone I interviewed a couple years ago, and have always looked to for informed takes on Texas as a microcosm for the larger grid. Above, he had a great segment on PBS Newshour today, below, his piece in the Sunday NYTimes. Michael Webber in the New…
A record heat wave, and its connections to climate change, are highlighting again the growing concerns around America’s electrical grid and whether it can…
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