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Los Angeles will offer more energy incentives to low-income residents
A new study by the city’s utility and other researchers found that lower-income residents cannot afford electric vehicles and clean energy.
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After Colorado wildfire, can low-income residents afford to rebuild?
After a major wildfire, low-income residents are the ones who find insurance and loans hardest to access. That’s a challenge for the whole community.
Oregon, Washington grapple with Pacific Northwest heat wave
One year after the worst Pacific Northwest heat wave on record left hundreds dead, the region finds itself largely better prepared.
California towns scramble to prevent next wildfire catastrophe
Wildfires loom all over, but the rural counties with poor and elderly residents face the greatest threats.
For low-income Pittsburgh, clean air remains an elusive goal
Once known as the “City of Smoke,” Pittsburgh has come a long way since the days when filthy air turned downtown streets dark at mid-day. But in struggling communities near the remaining steel plants, high levels of air pollution persist.
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Bangkok, Thailand has big plans for new railway hub Bang Sue Grand Central
Thailand’s government hopes a new Bangkok railway station can solve the city’s traffic woes.
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In public housing, a battle against mold and rising seas
Neglected infrastructure, already a source of mold, is also making public housing more vulnerable to climate change.
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