Summer here or nearly here in the Northern Hemisphere.
If you live in the US you should reach out to your governor and ask them to address extreme heat by building lifesaving cooling centers, stopping utility shutoffs, implementing renewable energy to break the cycle of fossil-fueled disasters.
Every year, in the United States, extreme heat kills more people than hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods combined, claiming around 154 lives each day during heatwaves and hot spells.
Now you might be thinking "that kind of infrastructure investment sounds great but... how do we pay for it? It's not like the federal government is handing out grants right now." Well that's where Major Polluter Superfund bills come in!
New York and Vermont have already passed them. Several other states including Maryland, California, and Connecticut are currently considering them. Basically they would tax biggest polluters and use that money to pay for the damage done by climate change like rebuilding LA after the wildfires.
If your state is considering a superfund bill, contact your state reps and ask them to support it!
(if it says "sent to executive" on the link it's actually on the governor's desk now, so contact the governor rather than the state rep)
And even if it isn't contact your governor and urge them to address extreme heat like the public health emergency that it is.
You can use this tool but you can also go directly to your state governor's website and submit the contact form or call their office. Or write a postcard if you prefer.
I believe direct submissions are more effective when contacting your government officials so that's what I did, but I used the template for talking point reference.