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Reuters: Biden seeks heat hazard alert, provides $1 bln to plant trees
Biden seeks heat hazard alert, provides $1 bln to plant treesReuters
July 27, 202312:53 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he had asked Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to issue a heat hazard alert, clarifying that workers have heat-related protections as temperatures soar nationwide.
Biden, speaking at the White House, also said that the U.S. Forest Service will award $1 billion grants to help towns and cities plant trees to repel heat.
Reporting by Andrea Shalal
July 27, 202312:53 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he had asked Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to issue a heat hazard alert, clarifying that workers have heat-related protections as temperatures soar nationwide.
Biden, speaking at the White House, also said that the U.S. Forest Service will award $1 billion grants to help towns and cities plant trees to repel heat.
Reporting by Andrea Shalal
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