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Los Angeles confronts its shady divide

Los Angeles confronts its shady divide

A lack of tree cover in low-income areas has left many residents especially vulnerable to rising heat. It's a legacy of the city's design—and its history of racist policies.

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This is how a rural anti-fracking coalition starts

Landowners who lease their land to gas companies aren’t always pleased with the results.
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Peter Gleick: Water scarcity will increase risk of conflict, says new national intelligence report

But report is less comprehensive than previous assessments and omits key flashpoints for water conflict.

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Population of top 10 counties for disasters: 81% minority

Communities with large minority populations are among the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and could become more threatened as the coronavirus pandemic weakens their resilience to disasters, according to federal data.
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