Susie Lee: “Heat related deaths have outpaced car fatalities in Clark…”

“And I should point out that these deaths are mostly our most disadvantaged. People who can't afford air conditioned, who, you know, struggle with costs. And in fact, Heat related deaths have outpaced car fatalities in Clark County. And our neighbors in northern Nevada, everyone in this room experienced it a few weeks ago, are breathing unhealthy smoke filled air from wildfires.” (01:33–01:39)

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