Full Title: Tackling Extreme Heat: Recommendations for Strengthening Massachusetts Policy
Author(s): Tanya Stasio, Elisabeth Seliga, Jordan Burt, Lila McNamee, and Elizabeth A. Stanton
Publisher(s): Applied Economics Clinic
Publication Date: December 12, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
On behalf of A Better City, Researcher Tanya Stasio, PhD, Assistant Researcher Elisabeth Seliga, Researcher Jordan Burt, Research Assistant Lila McNamee, and Principal Economist Liz Stanton, PhD prepared a policy brief and accompanying background report that (1) provides a discussion of extreme heat in Massachusetts and the disproportionate impact on low-income and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, (2) reviews policies to address extreme heat in the Commonwealth and across the United States, and (3) develops six recommendations for Massachusetts policymakers to address both short-term extreme heat emergency preparedness and long-term heat resiliency in the Commonwealth, supporting cooler neighborhoods, cooler buildings and homes, and cooler commutes.