Climate Change
Slow Wheels of Policy Leave Low-Income Residents of Nashville Feeling Brunt of Warming Climate
Many states, like Tennessee, don’t define air conditioning as an essential utility, leaving some residents scrambling to find air conditioning units.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Michael Henry spent four years unhoused before securing an apartment at Andrew Jackson Courts, one of Nashville’s oldest public housing complexes. When he and his dog, Vincent, moved into the unit a year ago, he looked at the thermostat in hopes of turning on the air conditioning.
Slow Wheels of Policy Leave Low-Income Residents of Nashville Feeling Brunt of Warming Climate