Dozens of environmental, labor and health care groups banded together on Monday to file a petition to push the Federal Emergency Management Agency to declare extreme heat and wildfire smoke as “major disasters,” like floods and tornadoes.The petition is a major push to get the federal government to help states and local communities that are straining under the growing costs of climate change.

  • Flying Squid
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    14 days ago

    Why would we need anything like that? Now excuse me if I check the temperature outside right now here in Indiana. It’s after 6, so things should be cooling down right about n-

    We’re fucked.

    • @BlackJerseyGiant
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      914 days ago

      PAY NO ATTENTION TO THAT WEATHER BEHIND THE CURTAIN!!!

  • @[email protected]
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    614 days ago

    Good luck getting DeSatan to accept that. He’ll take the money, and move it off to some “other” uses, but accept climate change?