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Podcast: The Climate Divide

Redlining and other forms of housing discrimination have led to a lack of green spaces in some D.C. neighborhoods, and these densely populated urban blocks can be as much as 20 degrees warmer than historically wealthier and more bucolic wards in the District.

The inequality of American parks
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The inequality of American parks

Neighborhoods of color have access to 44% less park space, according to a new analysis. 
New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail is closing: Now it’s time to put the land to better use.
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New York’s notorious Rikers Island jail is closing: Now it’s time to put the land to better use.

There are many ideas for what the 400-acre island in the middle of New York be transformed into: affordable housing, an energy hub, or a new manufacturing center.
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