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How decades of racist housing policy left neighborhoods sweltering

How decades of racist housing policy left neighborhoods sweltering

Redlining helped reshape the urban landscape of U.S. cities. It also left communities of color far more vulnerable to rising heat.
Study: Redlining intensifies the impact of climate change in urban areas
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Study: Redlining intensifies the impact of climate change in urban areas

The legacy of the discriminatory federal housing policy known as redlining continues to deprive some urban neighborhoods of investment. A new study maps how that former policy worsens the impacts of climate change.
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