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Heat deaths reveal US energy and cooling gaps
Avelino Vazquez Navarro died of heat in a Washington state motor home lacking air conditioning. The case highlights energy inequities, with many elderly and low income households, especially in mobile homes, lacking cooling as heat waves intensify across Phoenix, Maricopa County, and beyond.
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Phoenix
Avelino Vazquez Navarro
Washington State
Pasco
Wash
Pacific
Nayarit
Mexico
Franklin County
Curtis McGary
Vazquez Navarro
Mark Wolfe
National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association
Arizona
Maricopa County
Dana Kennedy
AARP
Patricia Solis
Knowledge Exchange For Resilience
Arizona State University
Shirley Marie Kouplen
Kouplen
National Energy Assistance Directors Association
Pacific Northwest
Portland
Ore
Chicago
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Michael Villa
Associated Press