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Deadly heat is coming. But funding to save lives is not. [US]

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Deadly heat is coming. But funding to save lives is not. [US]

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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 4 months ago

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Deadly heat is coming. But funding to save lives is not.

Emergency officials are searching for loopholes to save lives as President Donald Trump slashes programs.

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Texas did it in 2023 - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/21/1189179220/amid-a-record-heat-wave-texas-construction-workers-lose-their-right-to-rest-brea

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