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Record breaking heatwave blankets US
Manage episode 424285913 series 2902253
A widespread, stubborn and likely record-breaking heatwave is set to blanket much of the U.S - thanks to a 'heat dome'.
It comes as dozens of environmental, health and labour groups - including the largest federation of unions in the U.S - petition the Federation Emergency Management Agency to recognise extreme heat as a natural disaster.
- Guest: Jean Su, Energy Justice Director and senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the petition
260 episodes
Manage episode 424285913 series 2902253
A widespread, stubborn and likely record-breaking heatwave is set to blanket much of the U.S - thanks to a 'heat dome'.
It comes as dozens of environmental, health and labour groups - including the largest federation of unions in the U.S - petition the Federation Emergency Management Agency to recognise extreme heat as a natural disaster.
- Guest: Jean Su, Energy Justice Director and senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity and lead author of the petition
260 episodes
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