The Donald Trump administration on Tuesday declared a power emergency as a heat wave that could affect millions of people looms over the U.S., but Economist Robert Reich points to blue-collar workers bearing the worst of the effects.
Power Emergency On Monday, the PJM Interconnection LLC, one of the country's largest grids that serves well over 60 million residents in the U.S. across states like Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and more, requested the Department of Energy (DOE) to grant permission to ramp up its grid across the PJM region.
The DOE issued two orders that run through July 3rd, 11:59 PM Eastern Time, authorizing "the provision of additional energy units… to maintain the reliability of the power grid," in the region, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said in the order.
The order comes as triple-digit temperatures are expected across several states as a "heat dome" locks warm air in place, including in New York City and Detroit, among others.
Robert Reich Decries Relaxed OSHA Economist Robert Reich slammed the Trump administration as the U.S. gears up for the heatwave.
