Farmworkers in the Hottest Part of California Find State Funds to Cool Their Homes and Save on Energy
California allocates $20 million a year for energy efficiency upgrades for farmworkers, and supporters of the program want $10 million added.
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Baysi Vasquez’s daughter, Ivanna, stands in front of their home where heat pumps were installed. “All farmworkers deserve the right to affordable air conditioning,” she said. Credit: Twilight Greenaway/Inside Climate News