Wildfire Smoke and Extreme Heat; National Infrastructure Bank

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.  Brad is first joined by the NRDC's Bob Deans to discuss the wildfire smoke and extreme heat sweeping across the U.S., and how it's been made worse due to human-caused climate change. They also talk the environmental impacts of data centers, the Trump administration trying to strip away protections for endangered species, and how the NRDC is fighting that move in court. Then, Brad interviews Jack Hanna, Advisor for the Coalition for the National Infrastructure Bank. Jack details where the idea for a national infrastructure bank came from, the two other times it's been used in American history, why it's so badly needed, and how it could create 25 million U.S. jobs over ten years. The website for the NRDC is www.NRDC.org and the website for the Coalition for the National Infrastructure Bank is www.nibcoalition.com. Brad is on the National Journal's panel of political insiders, is an American political analyst for The Times of India TV, and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. Brad also writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' You can read his new Substack called, 'The Bannon Ballot Blast,' at www.bradbannon.substack.com. His handle on BlueSky is @bradbannon.bsky.social.