Extreme heat

Every extreme heat article

20 articles, each built on 5 cited sources.

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Extreme heat149 tribes across 25 states now run their own LIHEAP program directly, federal tally showsThe LIHEAP Clearinghouse, the federal resource center for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, counts 149 tribes and tribal organizations in 25 states directly running their own LIHEAP program in fiscal year 2026, with 47,174,468 dollars in federal funding behind those tribal grants this year.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the article Extreme heatFree air conditioner program in Portland, Oregon installed over 15,770 units on the way to a 25,000 goal, and it no longer accepts new applicationsCooling Portland, funded by the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund, expanded its goal to 25,000 free heat pump and cooling units after adding 10.3 million dollars in December 2024. Applications are now closed, and the program keeps a waitlist, though Multnomah County pointed residents to it during a June 2026 heat emergency.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the article Extreme heatMuscogee Creek Nation energy assistance pays 600 dollars through one program, up to 500 through a separate income tested oneThe Muscogee Creek Nation runs 2 separate energy assistance programs. Its Tribal Energy Program pays 600 dollars toward a cooling and heating bill with no income test, and its separate LIHEAP program pays 300 to 500 dollars to households at or below 60% of the state median income.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the article Extreme heatLos Angeles already gave a free air conditioner to more than 1,800 seniors, and its current rebate pays up to 275 dollarsThe Los Angeles Department of Water and Power pays up to 275 dollars today toward an air conditioner for customers already enrolled in a discount rate program, and up to 125 dollars for other customers. It already gave more than 1,800 air conditioners away for free to seniors at events since July 2024.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the article Extreme heat3 states have real heat rules for outdoor workers, Colorado only counts the injuriesCalifornia, Washington and Maryland each require employers to act once the temperature passes a set number, with rules already tested for as long as 21 years. Colorado signed a heat law in 2026 that sets no such number, and the federal government proposed a nationwide standard in August 2024 that still is not final, with a Senate bill introduced in 2026 to block it.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the article Extreme heatPhoenix keeps its 24 hour cooling center open for a 4th summer in 2026 and adds hours at Cholla LibraryThe City of Phoenix is running its Heat Respite and Navigation Center 24 hours a day again this year, plus a second site at the Justa Center and later hours at Cholla Library, inside a 2026 plan that lists 23 actions across 6 strategies.3 minute read. 5 sources.Read the article

The other 14

OSHA heat rules 2026 name 55 target industries, down from about 793 minute read. 5 sources.
New York City activates heat emergency plan, opens more than 500 cooling centers as heat index hits 1123 minute read. 5 sources.
New York City opens 3 cooling centers near Brownsville, East Harlem and Tremont as heat index nears 100 degrees3 minute read. 5 sources.
New Mexico has delayed its heat safety law for workers 4 times, and the hearing is now pushed to March 20273 minute read. 5 sources.
Georgia LIHEAP cooling assistance sets 2026 income limits up to 77,071 dollars for a household of five3 minute read. 5 sources.
The Heat Workforce Standards Act would block the federal heat rule in congress, where OSHA has issued 0 final rules in 20 months3 minute read. 5 sources.
Colorado heat and cold law for workers 2026 sets no temperature number, only a count by 2027 and a voluntary plan by 20283 minute read. 5 sources.
California school heat rules deadline passed with 0 votes against, and requires a written weather protocol from every district3 minute read. 5 sources.
California heat illness law for schools passed with 0 votes against, and requires nothing new yet3 minute read. 5 sources.
Virginia passed a heat safety law for outdoor workers, but the standard with real protections is not due until 20283 minute read. 5 sources.
New York City heat rules for outdoor workers ordered by Mayor Mamdani3 minute read. 5 sources.
New York state paid households up to 1,000 dollars through a free air conditioner program this year3 minute read. 5 sources.
More than 200 cooling centers open across Maricopa County for the 2026 heat season3 minute read. 5 sources.
Arizona adopts heat safety rules for outdoor workers but does not require them3 minute read. 5 sources.

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