Posted by Linda H on 5:03:00 AM
The federal Medicare agency awarded nearly $50 million in grants Monday to state offices that help seniors understand Medicare.
The agency will award $46.5 million over the next year to State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs). There are 54 SHIPS in the United States and the territories. The organizations provide one-on-one counseling to seniors about their Medicare benefits.
Posted by Linda H on 4:30:00 AM
For the first time in history, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to limit the carbon dioxide pollution from new power plants. This will slow the growth of the major pollutant responsible for global climate change, which threatens the health and safety of Americans. This new standard will have far-reaching public health impacts and finally put a limit on emissions from the single largest carbon pollution source in America: burning coal for electricity.
The
Carbon Pollution Standard directs new power plants that begin construction after the rule is finalized should “meet an output‐based standard of 1,000 pounds of CO2 per megawatt‐hour.” The typical new coal fired power plant would have to reduce their carbon pollution by 40 to 60 percent. Natural gas power plants should be able to comply with this standard without additional controls.
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