“Cooling Portland” organization hopes to distribute 15,000 air conditioning units by 2026.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A summer heat wave two years ago was unlike anything many Oregon residents had ever seen. Temperatures reached 116 degrees, with nearly 100 people dying over three days of record breaking heat.
Now different programs are giving away air conditioners to vulnerable communities.
One is a climate resiliency program called “Cooling Portland.” On Wednesday, workers installed a couple of air conditioners, with plans to install 7,000 units across the city by the end of the year.
Cooling Portland hopes to install 15,000 AC units city-wide by the
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