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"First city in America to authorize overdose prevention centers That is spaces where people can use illegal drugs under staff supervision City health officials have lauded them as a success and mayor Eric Adams says he wants to open more but as WNYC's Caroline Lewis reports that support has not translated into funding The overdose prevention centers in Harlem and Washington heights have intervened in about 300 potentially fatal overdoses since they opened So this is proven and this does save lives That's health commissioner doctor ashwin vasan speaking at a city council hearing last week The city is facing record high numbers of overdose deaths and vasan says these centers are one part of the solution But they aren't currently funded in the city's budget proposal and it's still unclear whether they will receive any of the millions of dollars in legal settlements New York State recently won to fight the opioid crisis The city is set to receive $89 million from settlements this year alone and 256 million overall Sam Rivera is the executive director of on point NYC The nonprofit runs the two open centers which are also called supervised injection sites He says they want to extend their hours to operate around the clock but it will take time to raise the necessary funds from private donors The issue lies in the federal government It lies on the president The federal government still considers overdose prevention centers to be illegal The Trump administration sued a nonprofit in Philadelphia for trying to open one in 2019 The Biden administration is now in talks with that same nonprofit about a settlement but it keeps getting delayed In the meantime New York advocates have pinned their hopes on a bill in Albany called the safer consumption services act It would allow the state health department to approve more overdose prevention centers The good passes we can receive funding from the state and they want their fund us Governor Kathy hochul has yet to express her support but advocates are hopeful that she'll sign the bill if it passes But state legislators are still split on the issue Republican senator Patrick galivan worries the centers could make life worse for those who live nearby The more trash on the streets more illegal activity out on the streets So I do remain opposed to them The New York City council doesn't want to wait for state or federal policymakers to catch up It's pushing for $10 million to fund overdose prevention centers in all 5 boroughs Whether through public or private funds Caroline Lewis WNYC news It's morning edition from NPR news I'm Leila Fulton And I'm Stevens keep the infant formula shortage is the focus of two hearings in Congress today and also the focus of many parents troubles in Pierre's Alice and Aubrey is covering the story Allison Good morning Good morning What questions do lawmakers have for the executives who are expected today They will be asking about supplies and safety I think a lot of eyes will be on the executive from Abbott the maker of brands such as some of Abbott's very large plant in Michigan has been closed since February due to contamination concerns which is what triggered the shortage the company says it has been making upgrades to the plant and addressing issues raised after an FDA inspection This includes updating water cleaning and maintenance procedures at the facility Well this is tricky because the FDA closed the plant obviously you don't want an unsafe plant but now the FDA itself is facing questions about its course here That's right Well the head of the FDA told lawmakers last week that the Michigan plant could reopen soon So there will be questions today on the timing It's going to take about 6 to 8 weeks after the plant is reopened to get formula made there on store shelves In the meantime Abbott has been importing formula from its facility in Ireland the FDA said yesterday 2 million cans from the UK will be sent beginning in June and all these imported products will help bolster supplies while everyone waits for this plant to cut online Well how much more anxious are parents getting as these days become weeks and months Well I spoke to a pediatrician in Louisiana at the asner hospital for children doctor Elizabeth sack who told me the good news is that she has not heard of any parents that don't have enough formula right now to feed their infants So it's really the anticipatory anxiety of what if you know what if the shortage gets worse that stresses parents out she sees this among moms of newborns especially if breastfeeding isn't going well And I think now there's this added pressure for moms that there's no backup or potentially no backup if breastfeeding fails That's one of the main things I'm seeing in my own practice and it's been really unfortunate Because having an infant is stressful enough without this extra kind of concern It's good to hear that at least in that case people are finding something and even though there's a shortage they're finding formula somewhere but what happens if it does get worse Yeah well it is not safe to water down formula to try to make the can last longer Pediatricians say that can cause a drop in babies Sodium levels babies won't get enough nutrients in a pinch a doctor writing on an American academy of pediatric sites say this isn't might be okay to give infants 6 months and older cow's milk for a brief period of time Doctor sack told me she was kind of surprised to read that tip on there because cow's milk is generally not ideal not recommended for young infants I think for them to make that statement that in a pinch cow's milk can be given I think it speaks to the severity of the situation She says the shortage deserves to be treated as a national emergency since formula is essential for the survival of many infants Oh so the conclusion here is cow's milk is not actually good but a little better than nothing and that's how desperate it is In a pinch.
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"NPR's Alex and Aubrey is covering the story Allison. Good morning. Good morning. What questions do lawmakers have for the executives who were expected today? They will be asking about supplies and safety. I think a lot of eyes will be on the executive from Abbott, the maker of brands such as some of the Abbott's very large plant in Michigan has been closed since February due to contamination concerns, which is what triggered the shortage, the company says it has been making upgrades to the plant and addressing issues raised after an FDA inspection. This includes updating water, cleaning, and maintenance procedures at the facility. Well, this is tricky because the FDA closed the plant, obviously you don't want an unsafe plant, but now the FDA itself is facing questions about its course here. That's right. Well, the head of the FDA told lawmakers last week that the Michigan plant could reopen soon. So there will be questions today on the timing. It's going to take about 6 to 8 weeks after the plant is reopened to get formula made there on store shelves. In the meantime, Abbott has been importing formula from its facility in Ireland, the FDA said yesterday 2 million cans from the UK will be sent beginning in June and all these imported products will help bolster supplies while everyone waits for this plant to cut online. Well, how much more anxious are parents getting as these days become weeks and months? Well, I spoke to a pediatrician in Louisiana at the ashner hospital for children, doctor Elizabeth sack, who told me the good news is that she has not heard of any parents that don't have enough formula right now to feed their infants. So it's really the anticipatory anxiety of what if what if this shortage gets worse that stresses parents out, she sees this among moms of newborns, especially if breastfeeding isn't going well. And I think now there's this added pressure for moms that there's no backup or potentially no backup if breastfeeding fails. That's one of the main things I've seen in my own practice and it's been really unfortunate. Because having an infant is stressful enough without this extra kind of concern. It's good to hear that at least in that case, people are finding something and even though there's a shortage, they're finding formula somewhere, but what happens if it does get worse? Yeah, well, it is not safe to water down formula to try to make the can last longer. Pediatricians say that can cause a drop in babies. Sodium levels, babies won't get enough nutrients in a pinch, a doctor writing on an American academy of pediatric sites say this isn't might be okay to give infants 6 months and older cow's milk for a brief period of time. Doctor sack told me she was kind of surprised to read that tip on there because cow's milk is generally not ideal, not recommended for young infants. I think for them to make that statement that in a pinch, cow's milk can be given. I think it speaks to the severity of the situation. She says the shortage deserves to be treated as a national emergency since formula is essential for the survival of many infants. Oh, so the conclusion here is cow's milk is not actually good, but a little better than nothing, and that's how desperate it is. In a pinch for less than a week. Allison, thanks so much. Thank you. That's NPR's Allison Aubrey. Race class and power have always been at the center of the biggest conflicts in American cities and schools. This summer, school colors, the new series from code switch at NPR, takes you to the front lines of that struggle. We'll explore how one district in the most diverse place in the world, confront a diversity plan that opens up new and old wounds..
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"Support for npr in the following message. Come from y'all and pamela mon thanking the people who make public radio great every day and also those who listen a twenty year. Mega drought in the west is threatening hydropower. For millions of people so the federal government is taking emergency action it sending water from other reservoirs to lake powell to help. Keep the power turbines. They're spinning. here's michael. Elizabeth sack is from colorado public radio at elk creek marina. People wait in line to back their trailers into the water to pull their boats out. And some like walter. Slut cough are frustrated. Resumes legua up and down many times. But we're not happy with it this year. Of course because we're all getting kicked out early and we pay for slips for the season. Blue mesa is colorado's largest reservoir. It's already less than thirty percent full. And now it's being forced to sacrifice more water to send to lake powell eric. Logan is head of operations at elk. Creek marina he had to shut down six weeks early because of the low water levels. It's a big hit for us for sure. There's a bunch of employees. That doctor would be employed into october and suddenly they're out looking for employment in middle of august. The deepening drought in the west has dealt a double blow to blue mesa this summer with climate change there's less snowpack and warmer temperatures increase. Evaporation so less water is making it into the colorado river and reservoirs like blue mesa and now the federal government is taking water from this lake into other reservoirs. If we were full it wouldn't be that big deal but since we're already so low and we're barely hanging on by our fingertips on trying to stay open. You take eight feet of water and suddenly we got shut the doors and move everything out to deeper water and there's nothing we can do about it. Lake powell on the utah. Arizona border hit its lowest level on record earlier this summer. Logan worries the reservoir will need even more water from blue mesa. If the drought doesn't improve the question is are they going to release whatever we get. That would become a very big problem for everyone around here. Blue may sat and the other reservoirs were built in the nineteen sixties for times of drought. It's a bank of water that the states can tap when they need. It says john macleod. A water lawyer in colorado. The water always goes to lake. Powell and this release is part of the plan. And it's using the reservoirs for one of their intended purposes but in twenty nineteen after it was clear that the prolonged drought was only getting worse. The states that share the colorado river agreed to this new plan. that's what triggered the emergency water releases. When lake powell dropped to a point that threatened hydro-electricity production. Eric night is a hydrologist for the. Us bureau of reclamation. Hydropower generation is obviously very important to a lot of the customers around the western states. And also there's a lot of funding for programs that come from hydropower revenue. The money from hydropower helps pay for the construction and maintenance of the dams and reservoirs lake powell's dam is already producing west power because of the drought. So the federal agency that distributes. The electricity has had to buy more power for its customers. And it's expected that the price of that power will go up night says if snowpack and water runoff remained low. Again next year the federal government could take more water from blue mesa and the other reservoirs. Obviously we need to be ready to do something. And so we've done a little bit so far but you know no one can really answer the question as to whether it's not that would be enough or not. Researchers have found that much of the past. Two decades of western drought is due to the warming. Climate night says the tens of millions of people who rely on the complex colorado river management system might need to adapt it to an even drier warmer future one. Its creators never imagined for npr.
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A 20-Year Megadrought Threatens Hydropower in the West
"A twenty year. Mega drought in the west is threatening hydropower. For millions of people so the federal government is taking emergency action it sending water from other reservoirs to lake powell to help. Keep the power turbines. They're spinning. here's michael. Elizabeth sack is from colorado public radio at elk creek marina. People wait in line to back their trailers into the water to pull their boats out. And some like walter. Slut cough are frustrated. Resumes legua up and down many times. But we're not happy with it this year. Of course because we're all getting kicked out early and we pay for slips for the season. Blue mesa is colorado's largest reservoir. It's already less than thirty percent full. And now it's being forced to sacrifice more water to send to lake powell eric. Logan is head of operations at elk. Creek marina he had to shut down six weeks early because of the low water levels. It's a big hit for us for sure. There's a bunch of employees. That doctor would be employed into october and suddenly they're out looking for employment in middle of august. The deepening drought in the west has dealt a double blow to blue mesa this summer with climate change there's less snowpack and warmer temperatures increase. Evaporation so less water is making it into the colorado river and reservoirs like blue mesa and now the federal government is taking water from this lake into other reservoirs. If we were full it wouldn't be that big deal but since we're already so low and we're barely hanging on by our fingertips on trying to stay open. You take eight feet of water and suddenly we got shut the doors and move everything out to deeper water and there's nothing we can do about it. Lake powell on the utah. Arizona border hit its lowest level on record earlier this summer. Logan worries the reservoir will need even more water from blue mesa. If the drought doesn't improve the question is are they going to release whatever we get. That would become a very big problem for everyone around here. Blue may sat and the other reservoirs were built in the nineteen sixties for times of drought. It's a bank of water that the states can tap when they need. It says john macleod. A water lawyer in colorado. The water always goes to lake. Powell and this release is part of the plan. And it's using the reservoirs for one of their intended purposes