Federal Analysis of Climate Projects 'Similar to Redlining'

A story in E&E News pulls heavily from an installment of Exposure, a webinar series by RFF and the Urban Institute.

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Date

July 22, 2021

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

E&E News

“We can’t be race-blind and history-blind. Investments should address the most vulnerable, and that’s the historically disenfranchised,” Urban Institute scholar Carlos Martín said at yesterday’s webinar, which was sponsored by Resources for the Future.

Topics

Environmental Justice

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