[image: image.png] *Comment on FEMA *Please Note: The latest effort to replenish the FEMA Disaster Relief Fund fund failed due to opposition from the MAGA members of Congress. personal thoughts: Before Helene we were already slammed with a housing crisis…what do we do when tens of thousands have either lost their homes or, at a minimum, their homes will be uninhabitable for months, as a result of the extreme weather the climate crisis is delivering? FEMA has enough resources to deliver immediate supplies but the billions of dollars in need will not be met with a government response. Fear of the undocumented is so misplaced, fear of no shelter, failing infrastructure and no insurance payout of any real consequence…that is the definition of real fear and it is finding more and more of us Part one: Bill Scher is the politics editor of the Washington Monthly. He is the host of the history podcast When America Worked and the cohost of the bipartisan online show and podcast The DMZ. We talk about JD Vance….the stories you may not know or may have forgotten Five Quotes from J.D. Vance That Tim Walz Could Throw in His Face Also, what the military veterans running for federal office might do with veterans’ healthcare, and Trump’s crazy lie about California — all in the October 1, 2024 newsletter. washingtonmonthly.com/2024/10/01/five-quotes-from-j-d-vance-that-tim-walz-could-throw-in-his-face/ Part two: Sharon Lerner covers health and the environment for Propublica EPA Says It Plans to Withdraw Approval for Chevron’s Plastic-Based Fuels That Are Likely to Cause Cancer The decision comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than the agency usually considers acceptable. EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against. Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, FEMA, Helene, Housing, Infrastructure,rebuilding,Bill Scher, Washington Monthly, JD Vance, the debate, Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, Chevron, Plastic Based Fuels, EPA, scientists, retaliation, whistleblowers
