Dive Brief: - The Federation of American Scientists on Tuesday released its State and Local Heat Policy Agenda outlining what’s needed to protect residents and communities from extreme heat, with a searchable database of more than 400 evidence-based policy solutions and case studies from all 50 states. - Endorsed by nearly 150 organizations and government officials representing more than 40 states, the agenda complements FAS’s federally oriented 2025 Heat Policy Agenda, “recognizing the growing importance of state and local leadership on climate-related extreme weather events such as extreme heat,” according to an FAS news release. - FAS built a coalition of government officials, policymakers, advocacy and community-based organizations and other contributors to promote the 2025 Heat Policy Agenda, Grace Wickerson, FAS senior manager of climate and health, told Smart Cities Dive. But “so much change has happened at the federal level,” she said. “Much of what we put in this document still aspirationally and principally needs to be done, but the capacity to do it has been severely diminished.” Dive Insight: Nearly 150 daily high-temperature records fell across the U.S. between June 30 and July 5, and another heat dome is developing this week. “As America celebrated its 250th anniversary this past weekend, over 185 million Americans — over half the population — were under an extreme heat alert,” FAS Associate Director of Climate and Environment Hannah Safford said in a statement. “The State and Local Heat Policy Agenda helps communities adapt to this new normal, by providing easy access to the solutions that science shows can effectively curb the worst impacts of dangerously hot temperatures.” Wickerson spoke with state and local government officials in all 50 states during her research for the agenda. “There’s a lot of rising concern about how hot this summer is going to be and