The New York Times spoke to Caleb Smith, resiliency coordinator for Region 2 TCTAC WE ACT for Environmental Justice, about a new bill introduced to the New York city council that would require landlords to buy, install and maintain air-conditioning units or cooling systems for tenants during the summer, with fines of up to $1,250 per day for noncompliance. “It’s really about a right to safe housing, a right to cooling,” Smith said. “We’ve already agreed as a society that no one should freeze in their homes. But there’s no reason we should accept sauna-like conditions.” The Real Deal shared the New York Times report.