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.

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Environmental Justice

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