Ripe for Disaster Declarations: Heat, Wildfire Smoke…and Death Data
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 15, 2024
Yet, despite several requests from states over the years, most recently California during a 2022 “heat dome” and wildfires, no White House has ever approved a disaster declaration for heat or smoke. In the work world, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says 43 workers died in 2022 from heat.
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