Urging Houston Residents to Secure Flood Insurance on Third Anniversary of Hurricane Harvey

AUDIO: Paloma Alaniz, FEMA Region VI Texas Recovery Office
(Washington D.C., Thursday, September 3, 2020) – In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey dropped more than five feet of rain along the coast of Texas. The storm caused widespread flooding that damaged more than 200,000 homes...

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American Nurses Association President Discusses New Survey Findings on PPE Shortages, Unsafe Decontamination Practices

AUDIO: Dr. Ernest Grant, PHD, RN, FAAN, president, American Nurses Association
(Silver Spring, MD, Wednesday, September 2, 2020) – For nurses in many areas of the country and across health care settings, personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages persist six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and PPE...

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New Analysis Reveals the Financial Burden of Extreme Weather Driven by Climate Change

AUDIO: Elgie Holstein, Senior Director of Strategy Planning for EDF Action, the advocacy partner of Environmental Defense Fund
(New York, NY, Wednesday, September 2, 2020) – A new report from Datu Research and commissioned by Environmental Defense Fund analyzes decades of data and reveals that extreme weather driven by climate change has already...

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Exhortando a los Residentes de Puerto Rico a Obtener Un Seguro de Inundación en el Tercer Aniversario de los Huracanes Irma y María

AUDIO: Wilberto Gonzalez, Portavoz de FEMA
(Washington D.C., Jueves 27 de Agosto, 2020) – En septiembre del 2017, Puerto Rico sufrió dos intensos huracanes de Categorías 4 y 5, Irma y María. El huracán Irma fue el huracán más fuerte que...

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A Lifeline for Children in Need Amid the Crises Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic

AUDIO: Anne Lynam Goddard, President & CEO ChildFund International
(Richmond, VA, Wednesday, August 19, 2020) – As the world reels from the COVID-19 pandemic, ChildFund is gravely concerned about the impact of the disease on the children and families. The child-focused international development organization...

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All Voting Is Local Florida Wants Floridians to Understand the Ways They Can Safely Cast Their Ballot

AUDIO: Brad Ashwell, All Voting is Local’s Florida State Director
(Tallahassee, FL, Monday, August 17, 2020) – Floridians have three options to participate in our democratic process: voting by mail, voting early, and voting on Election Day. However, the health implications associated with the COVID-19...

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Facebook Announces New Educator Hub

AUDIO: Raquel Lucente, Manager of Education Programs, Facebook, and Sonia Sroka, Head of Multicultural Communications, Facebook
(Menlo Park, CA, Monday, August 17, 2020) – Facebook announced the launch of an Educator Hub to support teachers and provide resources across its apps to help people navigate the new school year, stay connected...

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COVID-19 Pandemic is Shifting Consumer Behavior and Affecting the Environment

AUDIO: Boma Brown-West, Senior Manager, consumer health, EDF+Business
(New York, NY, Thursday, August 13, 2020) – The global pandemic has accelerated the already fast-moving transition to online shopping, pushing more consumers to turn to e-commerce platforms for their everyday shopping needs – a...

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Facebook’s Voting Information Center is LIVE

AUDIO: Emily Dalton Smith, Director, Social Impact Product, Facebook
(Menlo Park, CA, Thursday, August 13, 2020) – With US elections less than three months away, Facebook continues to power the largest voting information campaign in American history. The platform’s new Voting Information Center, which...

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How Parents of Children with Food Allergies Should Prepare for the School Year

AUDIO: Allie Bahn, Global Outreach and Education Coordinator, Global Allergy & Asthma Patient Forum
(Richmond, VA, Wednesday, August 12, 2020) – Due to the global pandemic, as the upcoming school year approaches, parents and teachers have raised concerns about the risks to students with life-threatening allergies. Various agencies have...

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