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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 17: A digital sign displays a temperature of 115 degrees Fahrenheit as a heat wave

Illustration by Ana KovaHealthcare organizations and hospitals in the United States all sit on treasure troves: a stockpile of patient

KYAT DJ Sammy Boyd reads off PSAs in English and Diné Bizaad. | Photo by Ash Ponders for The VergeDuring

Photo by Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty ImagesThe biggest electronic health record company in the United States, Epic Systems, claims

LAKE ISABELLA, CA – JUNE 14: In an aerial view, cattle graze on June 14, 2021 near Lake Isabella, California.

Staff make their way around the aisles collecting items before sending them to the on-site dispatch hall to be packaged

Pedestrians walk through NYC on June 16, the day before COVID-19 restrictions lifted in the state. | Photo by Kena

A fountain in Leipzig, Germany on June 18, 2021 | Photo by Sebastian Willnow/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThe amount of

The Nest Thermostat | Photo by Dan Seifert / The VergeTexas’ energy grid, which failed spectacularly over the winter during

The VergeBismuth is a heavy, brittle metal that forms colorful geometric crystals when melted and then slowly cooled. It’s most