Making safe choices for our households and being aware of potential carcinogens is important. But can your air conditioner give you cancer? Here are the facts.

The University of Maryland is planning to install air conditioning to at least two more dorms in the coming years, interim director of residential facilities John Blackwood told RHA during a town hall ...

UPS and the Teamsters union have agreed to expedite the delivery of air-conditioned vehicles for drivers. The new agreement involves retrofitting 5,000 package cars with air conditioning by June 2027.

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Air conditioners (ACs), an appliance increasingly seen as essential in the face of rising temperatures, are themselves becoming a major contributor to the climate crisis. A new survey of 3,100 ...

Mehri Khosravi Mehri Khosravi works at the University of East London. She received funding from the British Academy. She is affiliated with the University of East London’s Sustainability Research ...

Texas will add 18,000 new air-conditioned prison beds with recent funding. This is the first phase of a project to cool all units by 2032. Over 77,000 inmates will remain without A/C until the next ...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal climate law is creating headaches for HVAC contractors across Northern California, just as demand for cooling systems reaches a summer high. The problem? A ...

Humanity has adapted to environmental challenges. But to mitigate the effects of a warming world, cities must look to the past to glimpse a better future. As heatwaves stretch longer, affecting more ...

As summer heat intensifies, New York is stepping in to help residents beat the heat. A new state program is offering free air conditioners to qualifying individuals with asthma, ensuring vulnerable ...

As of January 1, 2025, the EPA’s new HVAC refrigerant regulations are officially in effect,and they’re already changing the way heating and cooling systems are manufactured, serviced, and replaced.

As I reported a week ago, significant changes in the air conditioning industry prompted by new federal regulations on refrigerants have left the industry in coolant chaos. Federal rules regarding ...