Biden to Implement Measures , to Protect People From Extreme Heat.
Biden to Implement Measures , to Protect People From Extreme Heat.
President Biden will announce the new measures on July 27, NPR reports.
He is requesting that the Labor Department issues a hazard alert for industries such as agriculture and construction.
He is requesting that the Labor Department issues a hazard alert for industries such as agriculture and construction.
Workers within those fields are more susceptible to the effects of extreme heat, such as injury and death.
Inspections within those sectors
will also be increased.
Additionally, the Biden administration intends
to spend $152 million on water storage for
communities dealing with drought, and $7 million
for developing more detailed weather forecasts.
The mayors of Phoenix and San Antonio will join the president at the White House to talk about how extreme weather is affecting their cities. .
The mayors of Phoenix and San Antonio will join the president at the White House to talk about how extreme weather is affecting their cities. .
Climate activists are still pushing Biden to decrease fossil fuel production, which is attributed to climate change.
The White House continues to tout
Biden's investment in clean energy
via the Inflation Reduction Act.
He's taken more action, has been more aggressive on dealing with climate change than any other president, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via statement.
He has an ambitious agenda to deal
with climate change, and he's going
to move forward with that agenda, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via statement