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Environmental groups push for FEMA to consider extreme heat a disaster
WDVM via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe foundation of that process is an evaluation that the need exceeds the capacity of the state,...
Should FEMA recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters'?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMaking the Federal Emergency Management Agency formally recognize extreme heat and smoke would...
FEMA urged to add extreme heat, wildfire smoke to list of disasters
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe 1988 Stafford Act permits the federal government to declare a disaster or emergency, but does...
Why isn’t extreme heat considered a disaster in the U.S.?
NPR· 2 days ago“There’s nothing specific in the Stafford Act that precludes a declaration for extreme heat,” he wrote in an email. "If a circumstance ...
Heat Waves Deserve Disaster Relief from FEMA, Petition Argues
Scientific American· 24 hours agoCLIMATEWIRE | Labor unions, green groups and public health advocates pressed the Biden...
Perryton awarded $2.7 million grant for economic growth as 2023 tornado recovery continues
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoStafford Act as a result of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other natural...
Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke Should Be Considered 'Major Disasters' by FEMA Amid Climate Crisis,...
Smithsonian Magazine· 2 days agoTo date, FEMA has traditionally saved that classification for emergencies with obvious physical destruction. In a petition filed Monday, the coalition shared data that 2,300 Americans died in ...
Dozens of Groups Push FEMA to Recognize Extreme Heat as a ‘Major Disaster’
New York Times· 3 days agoThe labor and environmental groups are pushing the change so relief funds can be used in more...
What makes the ongoing Midwest, Northeast heat wave so dangerous
Axios· 2 days agoThe heat wave sending temperatures soaring well into the 90s°F to around 100°F from the Midwest to the Northeast is a slow-motion disaster that gets progressively more harmful each day. Why ...
Petition pushes FEMA to classify extreme heat and wildfire smoke as 'major disasters'
NPR· 2 days agoPFEIFFER: Would you explain what the benefit of classifying extreme heat as a major disaster would be? SU: So under the Stafford Act, which is the animating ...