Democrat Senators Push to Classify Extreme Heat as Major Disaster
Two U.S. senators are advocating for the inclusion of extreme heat in federal disaster declarations, pointing to an increasing death toll and the mounting pressure on state and local resources. Senators Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) have put forth the Extreme Heat Emergency Act, which seeks to modify the Stafford Act to enable…