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Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden looks to provide relief from extreme heat as record high temperatures persist across the US

July 27, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

With heat waves spreading across the United States, President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new steps to protect workers — including a hazard alert notifying employers and employees about ways to stay safe from extreme heat — as well as […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Harris to announce $1B to states for floods, extreme heat

August 1, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

The White House is making more than $1 billion available to states to address flooding and extreme heat exacerbated by climate change. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce the grant programs Monday at an event in Miami with […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

US unveils plan to address ‘silent killer’ extreme heat

September 20, 2021

Via: Washington's Top News

The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths from the Pacific Northwest to hurricane-ravaged Louisiana. Under a plan […]