US EditionAfter Las Vegas' Hottest Summer Ever, Rosen Seeks to Classify Extreme Heat as Major Disaster
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Lawmakers propose classifying extreme heat as a federal disaster to enable funding for health and economic impacts after nearly half the U.S. faced record June temperatures.
- Between June 20-24, the heat dome exposed nearly half the country to extreme heat, breaking monthly records in seven states.
- Despite rising death tolls, federal law omits extreme heat from disaster definitions, leaving thousands of heat-related deaths without federal aid.
- Meanwhile, Maryland logged 472 heat illness cases at a 110°F heat index during the recent heat wave.
- Introducing the Extreme Heat Emergency Act, lawmakers aim to enable local governments to request federal disaster aid like hurricanes and floods.
- Despite stalled federal legislation, seven states have enacted worker heat protections, and OSHA is considering its first federal heat safety standard requiring breaks, water and shade.
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Lawmakers define extreme heat as disaster in new FEMA bill - Washington Examiner
(The Center Square) — U.S. senators from Arizona and Nevada have introduced legislation declaring extreme heat a major disaster. The Extreme Heat Emergency Act from Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, and Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, would “explicitly authorize extreme heat as eligible for a Major Disaster Declaration” by the president of the United States under the Stafford Act, a 1980s law relating to weather events. In a press release, Gallego said “ex…
3 Democrat Lawmakers Want to Make Extreme Heat a "Disaster"
Three Democrat senators want to make “extreme” heat into a “disaster.” It sounds like more big government growth and spending. Three Democratic lawmakers want to make extreme heat a “disaster.” Senators Jacky Rosen of Nevada and Ruben Gallego of Arizona, along with Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia of Texas, have proposed legislation to classify extreme heat as […] The post 3 Democrat Lawmakers Want to Make Extreme Heat a “Disaster” appeared first on …
Rosen: Heat in Nevada rising to the level of major disaster
U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., visited a cooling station last summer in Las Vegas on a scorching Southern Nevada day with temperatures exceeding 110 degrees. Her message: Federal resources are needed to mitigate the impacts of intense heat ...
Weeks After a Heat Wave Baked the US, Democrats Push to Declare Heat a Major Disaster - Inside Climate News
Politicians from some of the country’s hottest states are calling on FEMA to update disaster declaration guidelines.By Kiley PriceIn the United States, heat kills more people than hurricanes, floods and tornadoes—combined. Yet unlike these other extreme weather events, heat waves are not considered a major disaster under U.S. law.
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