As Utility Bills Rise, Low-Income Americans Struggle for Access to Clean Energy
The Biden administration has deployed various programs to try to increase access to clean energy. But systems that could help lower bills are still out of reach for many low-income households.
Heat, Housing, and the Horrific Bronx Fire
The fire that killed 17 New Yorkers in the Bronx on Jan. 9 was utterly heart-wrenching. Based on what we know now, three discrete factors contributed to this tragedy.
Heat or eat? America’s poor face an inhumane, impossible choice this winter.
Every winter, one elderly woman I interviewed boiled pots of water and used a space heater in the living room where she spent her days and nights.