Biden to Implement Measures , to Protect People From Extreme Heat.<br />Biden to Implement Measures , to Protect People From Extreme Heat.<br />President Biden will announce the new measures on July 27, NPR reports.<br />He is requesting that the Labor Department issues a hazard alert for industries such as agriculture and construction.<br />He is requesting that the Labor Department issues a hazard alert for industries such as agriculture and construction.<br />Workers within those fields are more susceptible to the effects of extreme heat, such as injury and death.<br />Inspections within those sectors <br />will also be increased.<br />Additionally, the Biden administration intends <br />to spend $152 million on water storage for <br />communities dealing with drought, and $7 million <br />for developing more detailed weather forecasts.<br />The mayors of Phoenix and San Antonio will join the president at the White House to talk about how extreme weather is affecting their cities. .<br />The mayors of Phoenix and San Antonio will join the president at the White House to talk about how extreme weather is affecting their cities. .<br />Climate activists are still pushing Biden to decrease fossil fuel production, which is attributed to climate change.<br />The White House continues to tout <br />Biden's investment in clean energy <br />via the Inflation Reduction Act.<br />He's taken more action, has been more aggressive on dealing with climate change than any other president, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via statement.<br />He has an ambitious agenda to deal <br />with climate change, and he's going <br />to move forward with that agenda, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, via statement
