Biden announces action on heat as nation sizzles
“Even those who deny that we’re in the midst of a climate crisis can’t deny the impact extreme heat is having on Americans,” the president said.By Zack Colman
07/27/2023 02:21 PM EDT
President Joe Biden unveiled a series of measures Thursday designed to aid workers and residents facing severe health threats from soaring temperatures as record heat shows no signs of relenting.
Biden ticked off the devastating impacts of the recent heat waves across the country: Death, threats to vulnerable people like the elderly and unhoused, workplace safety concerns, lost economic productivity, destructive wildfires and risks to fisheries. The wide-ranging perils underscored that climate change has affected everyone in the country.
“Even those who deny that we’re in the midst of a climate crisis can’t deny the impact extreme heat is having on Americans,” Biden said during an event with administration officials and the mayors of Phoenix and San Antonio.
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