Power shutoffs, no A/C, outdoor work. In a nation built on inequality, heat’s victims are exactly who you’d expect. By Willy BlackmoreWord In Black It wasn’t extremely hot when Shauna Thomas’ electricity was shut off in early June last year after she fell behind on her bills. In St. Ann, Missouri, the small city just […]
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Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning
By Jesse BedaynThe Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch, swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat. Gallegos, like many in the nation’s poorest neighborhoods, doesn’t have air conditioning. The 68-year-old […]
