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Trump’s commitment to “energy dominance” would seem to be good news for the TX economy. But in the admin’s reversal of ENVIR policies—incl DOGE trashing fed agencies...

Fed resources🚨for managing #climate-augmented weather disasters are being wiped out, & crucial info about future risks is being destroyed or degraded. St ldrs stand by while denying CC...

TX + other states: vulnerable to extreme weather: growing $B natural #disasters...
#Suffering #Austerity #FEMA #USPol texasobserver.org/trump-texas-

The Texas Observer · Trump’s DOGE Cuts Are a Texas-Sized DisasterReckless agency layoffs and the dismantling of federal relief programs could leave the Lone Star State in peril.

Inside Climate News: How Do You Escape a Heat Wave When You Have Nowhere to Go?

"During this week’s heat wave, Dillon called paramedics for two unhoused people exhibiting symptoms of heat stress. She also found that many of the locations listed on the city’s website were inaccessible or underutilized.

Like most of the community service centers, all of the senior centers listed on the cooling center resources page are closed on the weekends, including during the heat wave, she said. While public libraries were well-utilized, Dillon said, she noted that other options, like splash pads at city parks, are targeted at children and are not realistic solutions for many adults and seniors seeking relief from the heat. Although the city advertises that police stations are open 24/7 for people to escape the heat or cold, Dillon added that some unhoused people may not feel safe taking refuge there. "

h/t @clive

insideclimatenews.org/news/260

Inside Climate News · For Unhoused People in Chicago, There’s No Escaping This HeatPeople experiencing homelessness are particularly vulnerable to the health ramifications of extreme heat, which is worsening due to climate change. Finding a cool place at night is a particular challenge.
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"...On top of that, on June 11, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem began requiring that she review all FEMA grants above $100,000. That could slow its vast multibillion grants apparatus to a crawl, current and former FEMA employees said...."

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"...The Federal Emergency Management Agency still has not opened applications for an enormous suite of grants, including ones that many states rely on to pay for basic emergency management operations. Some states pass on much of that money to their most rural, low-income counties to ensure they have an emergency manager on the payroll.

FEMA has blown through the mid-May statutory deadline to start the grants’ application process, according to the National Emergency Management Association, with no word about why or what that might indicate. The delay appears to have little precedent...."

"The effects as this plays out will be—well, horrific. An eight-year study study of six key crops—corn, soybeans, rice, wheat, cassava and sorghum—in the premier scientific journal Nature on Wednesday predicted that each degree Celsius increase in temperature will lower global food production by an average of 120 calories per person per day."

Link: resilience.org/stories/2025-06

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"...Consider this nightmare scenario. For four days now, temperatures have soared past 110 degrees. Those able to stay home are cranking their air-conditioning while officials scramble to move the unhoused into cooling centers. Even at night, the sweltering is relentless, thanks to the urban heat island effect: The concrete and brick of this metropolis absorbs the sun’s energy during the day and releases it throughout the evening.
There is no relief, and then suddenly there’s disaster: The grid fails, snatching away the AC that’s staving off mass heat illness. If this scenario were to unfold across Phoenix, according to a recent paper, half of the city’s 1.6 million people would need medical attention. More than 13,000 would die...."

#disasters #heat

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