Withering heat is more common, but getting AC is still a struggle in public housing
As heat waves get worse, air conditioning has come to feel like a must-have even in parts of the U.S. that historically haven’t needed it. Those who live in public housing are especially vulnerable to the heat — they’re not just low-income, but also disproportionately older, people of color, chronically ill and often...
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