As Extreme Heat Worsens, Renters Are Gaining a ‘Right to Cooling’
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. 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 inContinue Reading












