Dr. Michelle Graff
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@GraffMichelle
Assistant Professor @sppgatech @GeorgiaTech | Alumni @IUONeill @GW_enrp @ColbyCollege | Energy policy and justice research | she/her/hers
As climate change ratchets up temperatures across the U.S., nearly 30 million Americans are grappling with enduring perilous heat. To keep their air conditioning on, many cull their grocery lists or skip medical care. apnews.com/article/heat-w…
As climate change fans hotter and longer heat waves, breaking record temperatures and leaving dozens dead, the poorest Americans suffer the hottest days with the fewest defenses. apnews.com/article/heat-w…
#2023APPAM Submissions are open! Submit your proposals by April 12! appam.org/conference-eve…
Families are already “very stressed and stretched” by the highest natural gas prices we’ve seen since 2008 vox.com/science-and-he…
Vermont doesn't allow utilities to disconnect folks' power in winter👍🏻 ...as long as it's 10° or lower(!)🥶 The threshold rises to 32° for houses w/ older folks, as long as the account holder "furnishes advance written notice to the utility." As I'm sure everyone knows to do.😡
This work, with @CarleySanya @GraffMichelle @MemmottTrevor, continues our efforts to document and understand household energy insecurity among low-income households in the United States.
