Incomes of americans have been drastically reduced in recent weeks as COVID19 related relief programs have reached their deadlines without extensions. The federal eviction moratorium ended on July 24th, and the program providing an extra $600 in unemployment benefits expired on July 30th, and with state wide utility moratoriums/utility company pledges to keep customers winding down, many disadvantaged americans face utility shutoffs amidst an ongoing pandemic and economic recession.
ALANA SEMUELS, "A 'Tidal Wave' of Power Cuts May Be Coming as Electric Companies Resume Shutoffs", contributed by Morgan Sarao, The Energy Rights Project, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 21 September 2020, accessed 26 April 2024. https://energyrights.info/content/tidal-wave-power-cuts-may-be-coming-electric-companies-resume-shutoffs
Critical Commentary
Incomes of americans have been drastically reduced in recent weeks as COVID19 related relief programs have reached their deadlines without extensions. The federal eviction moratorium ended on July 24th, and the program providing an extra $600 in unemployment benefits expired on July 30th, and with state wide utility moratoriums/utility company pledges to keep customers winding down, many disadvantaged americans face utility shutoffs amidst an ongoing pandemic and economic recession.