Mandy Mahoney, an energy efficiency expert and former Atlanta city sustainability director, ran for Atlanta City Council in 2021. She is now U.S. program director for the Regulatory Assistance Project.
By Guest Columnist MANDY MAHONEY. U.S. program director of the Regulatory Assistance Project
The South has long been defined by its heat and humidity, so much so that bragging about the heat has even become something of a punch line in certain circles. … As the global climate warms, extreme heat is growing more common in the South, and that is putting low-income people and communities of color at the highest risk of heat-related illness and even death.
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