STAY COOL
It looks like we may have another heatwave here in New York City, with temperatures expected to exceed 90 degrees over the next few days. In that case, you can seek out a Cooling Center here. And both the City’s heat webpage and its Department of Health's heat webpage have some helpful tips for other ways you can cope with this heat.
TAKE ACTION
As you may know, extreme heat is the deadliest impact of climate change, and the data shows that Black New Yorkers are twice as likely to die from it. If you haven't done so already, you can help us address this deadly impact by taking the following online actions:
One of the easiest ways to cool our communities is by planting more trees, and yet tree planting has hit its lowest level in 15 years. Join us in telling the New York City Council to create an Urban Forest Master Plan to assure proper growth, maintenance, and preservation of trees now and for generations to come. Click here to send a letter to your City Council Member
Establishing a Maximum Indoor Air Temperature
In New York, the law states that if the outside temperature falls below 55°F, then the inside air temperature must be at least 68°F everywhere in your apartment and in your building. But extreme heat is far deadlier than extreme cold, so why don’t we have a maximum indoor air temperature? Click here to send a letter to your City Council Member
You can learn more about our efforts to address extreme heat by watching this webinar and reading our 2023 Extreme Heat Policy Agenda, which outlines the programs and policies we are pursuing. And you can support this work by making a donation here.
