That research informed the City of Tempe's Worker Protection Ordinance, which, which we are here today to celebrate at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Environmental Health and Safety and practice. All 200 employees researching how climate change and extreme weather harm public safety were fired. Restructuring at the Department of Health and Human Services eliminated the staff of the Low Income Housing Energy Assistance Program liheap, which helps Arizona families pay their air conditioning bills during the worst of the summer heat. (02:49–02:59)
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