Health Aug 17 Can air conditioning make you sick? A microbiologist explains By Primrose Freestone, The Conversation
Nation Jul 11 Feeling the heat? Here are some ways to lower your electric bill Heating and cooling are typically the power players of home energy use. By Tim McPhillips
Economy Sep 01 Watch 8:06 American households struggle with sky-high energy bills during extreme summer heat As summer temperatures have soared across the nation, so have electric bills as air conditioners work overtime. Every year, nearly 3 million American households have their electricity shut off because of unpaid bills. We hear from people dealing with this… By John Yang, Claire Mufson
Education Jun 08 Watch 5:26 As temperatures rise, schools without AC struggle to keep students healthy and learning Studies show that in more places in the United States, there are now more days hotter than 80 degrees during the school year than there were in 1970. Schools that can’t afford air conditioning are struggling with overheated classrooms, which… By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson
Nation Sep 07 Watch 6:20 Extreme heat, lack of air conditioning force some schools to cancel classes With the new school year underway, high temperatures have led to schools either closing or dismissing early in at least nine states this week. That’s raised questions about old overheated buildings, the lack of air conditioning and bigger ventilation concerns… By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings
Aug 09 Millions struggle to pay AC bills amid increasing heat waves. Federal aid reaches only a fraction By Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press While President Joe Biden has invested billions into federal programs that subsidize the poorest Americans' energy costs, the help reaches only a fraction of the most vulnerable during the sweltering summer months. Continue reading
Aug 05 Analysis: Why your home might feel hotter than the thermostat says, and tips for cooling it down By Jonathan Bean, The Conversation Thermostats don’t tell the whole truth about heat, particularly in older homes. Continue reading
Aug 02 As Europeans swelter in summer heat, some turn to a part of U.S. culture — air conditioning By Colleen Barry, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Floriana Peroni's vintage clothing store had to close for a week during Europe's heat wave last month. Continue reading
Jul 24 Why advocates say more can be done to prevent heat-related deaths By Anita Snow, Associated Press Gov. Katie Hobbs has demanded that Arizona’s power companies spell out in writing their plans during the current hot spell for disconnections of service, how they will handle possible grid outages and how they will react in the event of… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 8:54 People in prison struggle to survive unrelenting heat without air conditioning By John Yang, Andrew Corkery, Azhar Merchant, Satvi Sunkara The extreme heat scorching much of the country is particularly brutal for incarcerated Americans. In Texas, more than two-thirds of prisoner living areas lack air conditioning. Earlier in 2023, an effort to include funding for prison air conditioning in the… Continue watching