Extreme heat in homes sickens and kills. California lawmakers can fight it

Guest Commentary written by

Pedro Zacarias

Pedro Zacarias is a farmworker and an advocate in the Purepecha community.

Extreme heat is a public health emergency for millions of Californians. For my family, it isn’t just a threat outdoors; it’s within our home as well.

I live in a mobile home in Thermal in eastern Coachella Valley. Here, triple-digit heat creeps into our forecast earlier and earlier each year. This year, 100-degree days started in April and likely won’t end until October…

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