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In East Boston, 'mitigation' for a controversial project may cost residents

When the state approved Eversource's electrical substation in East Boston, it did so with an unusual caveat: It said the company had to do something extra to benefit the community. But, as it turns out, the community may end up helping to pay for those benefits.
Waterfront greening speeding up gentrification in East Boston
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Waterfront greening speeding up gentrification in East Boston

New green building standards are giving rise to a phenomenon researchers call "environmental gentrification" — an "elite, white waterfront for the young and wealthy" that's pricing out other residents.

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