LIVE 4PM ET: Kamala Harris to announce $1 billion in funds for action on climate disasters

[Donkees]

Scheduled for Aug 1, 2022

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Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce the grant programs Monday at an event in Miami with the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and other officials. The competitive grants will help communities across the nation prepare for and respond to climate-related disasters.

Harris will visit the National Hurricane Center for a briefing by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and FEMA. She also will visit Florida International University, where she is expected to address extreme weather events across the country, including the flooding in Kentucky and Missouri and the wildfires in California.

President Joe Biden announced last month that the administration will spend $2.3 billion to help communities cope with soaring temperatures through programs administered by FEMA, the Department of Health and Human Services and other agencies. The move doubles spending on the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, program, which supports states, local communities, tribes and territories on projects to reduce climate-related hazards and prepare for natural disasters such as floods and wildfires.

https://www.wtoc.com/2022/08/01/harris-announce-1-billion-states-prepare-floods-extreme-heat/

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. It's a great start... hopefully, even more aid will be on the way.

[Hortensis]

2. Good. "The climate crisis is here. It has arrived. ..."

I remember when Democratic President Lyndon Johnson sent a formal letter to the legislative branch warning of the climate crisis and calling them to action. That was 1965. The Republicans took "action," all right: they unified to stop all action itself. All our victories have been against fierce opposition.

From then to now, those who want to stop global warming have to vote Democratic. Just a little late, but at least we now have a planet in flames getting attention.