As extreme heat worsens, renters are gaining a ‘right to cooling’

Grist · 1h ago

Subjecting the incarcerated residents of Texas to extreme heat constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, and prisons statewide must install air conditioning by the end of 2029. Although the ruling Judge Robert Pitman issued last month is unique in its invocation of the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment, it is an explicit recognition of an idea increasingly reflected in laws and policies nationwide:…

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As extreme heat worsens, renters are gaining a ‘right to cooling’

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