This summer, Massachusetts has been hit with record-breaking temperatures, smoky air from wildfires, and flash floods. Every year that Washington waits to address the climate crisis, more people pay for it with their health.
Ed Markey: “This summer, Massachusetts has been hit with record-breaking temperatures, smoky air from wildfires, and flash floods.…”
On the recordJuly 29, 2026
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Discussing the impacts of climate change on health.
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