Commonwealth Fund October 18, 2024
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Responding to record heat waves, New York is exploring new ways to protect people’s health — from requiring landlords to provide air conditioning to electrifying school bus fleets
On The Dose podcast, environmental justice advocate Cameron Clarke explains that to effectively address climate change impacts, cities need to view issues like housing, transportation, education, and the environment through a public health lens
As climate change intensifies and New Yorkers face record-breaking heat, the city is taking new measures to protect residents’ health. Landlords will soon have to provide air conditioning to tenants, school bus fleets are going electric, and efforts are underway to make housing more affordable.
Cameron Clarke of WE ACT for Environmental Justice is on the front...