Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a ‘Major Disaster’ (www.nytimes.com)
Dozens of environmental, labor and health care groups banded together on Monday to file a petition to push the Federal Emergency Management Agency to declare extreme heat and wildfire smoke as “major disasters,” like floods and tornadoes.The petition is a major push to get the federal government to help states and local...
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