Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat Preparedness (EPA)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-07-18 — Extreme Heat Emergency Act of 2025: cross-connection with extreme-heat-emergency-act: Complementary to EPA preparedness activities for extreme heat, potentially triggering federal disaster resources when heat events qualify as emergencies. (novelty: 2)
- 2025-01-30 — Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025: S.341 (Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act of 2025) would authorize EPA to award grants to state/local/tribal air pollution control agencies, establish four university-based Centers of Excellence, and fund research plus competitive community-planning grants for detection, preparedness, communication, and mitigation of wildfire smoke and extreme heat; referred to Senate EPW (2025-01-30). (novelty: 3)