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      <title>Researchers Study Spring Wildfire Health Effects on Rural, Agricultural Communities</title>
      <link>https://foxnebraska.com/news/researchers-study-spring-wildfire-health-effects-on-rural-agricultural-communities</link>
      <description>Describes how University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers are examining the health and environmental impacts of Nebraska's spring wildfires on rural and agricultural communities.</description>
      <guid>https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/news/38694</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>New Census Tool Pinpoints Communities With Limited Access to Air Conditioning That are Most Vulnerable to Summer Heat Waves</title>
      <link>https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2026/06/air-conditioning.html</link>
      <description>Highlights a new Census Bureau tool showing the distribution of homes with air conditioning at the state, county, and census tract levels. The tool can be used to identify communities at highest risk of heat exposure. Includes a national county-level map indicating households without air conditioning.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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