Race/Related: How Decades of Racist Housing Policy Left Neighborhoods Sweltering

Weather shouldn’t discriminate. 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Ms. Popovich and Mr. Plumer, who cover climate for the Times, gave us a rundown of the project. Weather shouldn’t discriminate. Yet in cities like Baltimore, Portland, Ore., and New York, neighborhoods that are lower-income and have more Black or Hispanic residents can be up to 20 degrees hotter on a scorching summer day compared to whiter, wealthier parts of the same city. The areas often have less cooling tree cover and more heat-absorbing pavement from roads, parking lots and courtyards. But researchers have recently been asking a deeper question: How did these neighborhoods come to have less tree cover and more pavement in the first place? We wanted to help answer this question for our readers. One powerful clue came from [a series of maps](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNy8wOC8yNC91cHNob3QvaG93LXJlZGxpbmluZ3MtcmFjaXN0LWVmZmVjdHMtbGFzdGVkLWZvci1kZWNhZGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMDA4MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE3MTcmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM3MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) drawn up by the federal government in the 1930s that rated neighborhoods in major U.S. cities based on their suitability for real estate investment. Race was a key factor in the grades: Black neighborhoods were typically outlined in red and deemed unsuitable for housing loans and federal aid. Economists have shown that the practice of redlining left a lasting mark on cities, exacerbating segregation and racial wealth inequalities. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTc0MTQ5JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIwMDgyOVcDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTc0MTUxJmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIwMDgyOVcDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MTc0MTUwJmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIwMDgyOVcDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ It also left a mark on the climate. Across more than 100 cities nationwide, [a recent study found](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubWRwaS5jb20vMjIyNS0xMTU0LzgvMS8xMi9odG0_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMDA4MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE3MTcmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM3MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), formerly redlined neighborhoods are 5 degrees hotter on average today than areas that were not redlined. We focused our story on Richmond, Va., where crowds this summer [tore down Confederate monuments and protested police brutality](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNi8yMy9zdHlsZS9zdGF0dWUtcmljaG1vbmQtbGVlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMDA4MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE3MTcmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM3MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). We talked to historians about how redlining and other racist city planning policies transformed Black neighborhoods and left them with fewer parks and trees. We visited Richmond and interviewed residents about their experience with rising heat. And we used maps to reveal the links between redlining and higher temperatures. The story is a stark reminder that global warming won’t affect everyone equally. Heat waves are more dangerous for people living in older housing units that are harder to cool, for people who live near highways with high levels of pollution, and for those who don’t have ready access to health care or healthy food. As we show, these factors have been deeply influenced by discriminatory housing and planning policies over many decades. Lombardy Park in Richmond, Va. provides green space.Brian Palmer for The New York Times As summers become more sweltering, the city’s residents are growing increasingly aware of heat inequality. “We used to just say, ‘oh it’s summer, of course it’s hot,” said Ii’Jeana James, 19, who grew up in Richmond’s formerly redlined Southside and recalls her asthma flaring up during the summer months. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-1) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NTc3JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIwMDgyOVcDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NTc5JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIwMDgyOVcDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9MjA3NTc4JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIwMDgyOVcDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ Two years ago, she participated in [an effort with the Science Museum of Virginia to drive around the city and map hot spots](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vdG9vbGtpdC5jbGltYXRlLmdvdi9jYXNlLXN0dWRpZXMvd2hlcmUtZG8td2UtbmVlZC1zaGFkZS1tYXBwaW5nLXVyYmFuLWhlYXQtaXNsYW5kcy1yaWNobW9uZC12aXJnaW5pYT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIwMDgyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTcxNyZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzcxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbmTVKXzs6zuFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~). “That was pretty eye-opening,” she said. “You can see in some neighborhoods there’s cement and asphalt everywhere, with no trees along the sidewalks. There’s a reason these places are so hot.” City officials are now grappling with these disparities as they draw up new plans to adapt to climate change by, for example, adding more green space to cool off sweltering neighborhoods. “We have a long way to go to fight the effects of racist housing policies,” Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney[wrote in a Facebook post](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TYaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL01heW9yTGV2YXJTdG9uZXkvcG9zdHMvMzY4MDE3MzI0MTk5NjE4NT9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIwMDgyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTcxNyZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzcxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbmTVKXzs6zuFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) responding to our story. “We’re working toward a cooler future for our entire city, with a focus on those who need it most.” We hope you can spend some time with [the full project](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyMC8wOC8yNC9jbGltYXRlL3JhY2lzbS1yZWRsaW5pbmctY2l0aWVzLWdsb2JhbC13YXJtaW5nLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMDA4MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE3MTcmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM3MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), which includes maps, charts, and stunning photography by Brian Palmer, a Richmond-based freelance visual journalist. What hurricanes can teach us about environmental justice BioLab industrial site burns following Hurricane Laura, near Lake Charles, La. on Thursday.William Widmer for The New York Times 0 By John Schwartz and Hiroko Tabuchi [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-2) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI4Njk5JmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIwMDgyOVcDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI4NzAwJmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIwMDgyOVcDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0RtaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NzI4NzAyJmxpPVJSJm09YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDcmcD1SUl8yMDIwMDgyOVcDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~ The Louisiana and Texas coastlines, which have endured many storms over the decades, are studded with sprawling facilities that produce fuel, plastics and other products. And while no one is safe when a hurricane strikes, poor and largely Black neighborhoods often located near industrial sites are particularly vulnerable. Biolab Inc., a chemical factory that caught fire Thursday after Hurricane Laura tore through western Louisiana, is one of more than a dozen industrial facilities located near communities where residents have long been exposed to the pollution that modern chemical manufacturing produces. Communities close to industrial sites, such as neighborhoods in Mossville, La., and Port Arthur, Texas, live with pollution levels [that affect health](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TlaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wNS8xNy9jbGltYXRlL3BvbGx1dGlvbi1wb3ZlcnR5LWNvcm9uYXZpcnVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMDA4MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE3MTcmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM3MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). “The fence-line community is the one that’s bearing the burden of pollution and industrial encroachment,” said Dr. Robert Bullard, a professor of urban planning and environmental policy at Texas Southern University and co-chairman of the [National Black Environmental Justice Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0SuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJlam4uY29tLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIwMDgyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTcxNyZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzcxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbmTVKXzs6zuFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), an advocacy group devoted to addressing racism. “It’s just that simple,” he said. President Obama had moved to strengthen chemical disaster rules, adopting new regulations that would, among other measures, better disclose what hazardous chemicals are stored at industrial facilities and require companies to submit to independent investigations after accidents. But after lobbying by a coalition of chemical and fossil fuel industry groups, who argued that the new rules would “[impose costly and burdensome obligations on facilities](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP4QHAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmVwYS5nb3Yvc2l0ZXMvcHJvZHVjdGlvbi9maWxlcy8yMDE5LTA2L2RvY3VtZW50cy9ybXBfY29hbGl0aW9uX3JtcF9yZWNvbnNpZGVyYXRpb25fcGV0aXRpb25fNTA4LnBkZj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIwMDgyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTcxNyZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzcxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbmTVKXzs6zuFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~),” the Trump administration reversed those stricter standards. The E.P.A. estimates that the rollback will save Americans roughly $88 million per year. However, the changes mean that it will be more difficult for local communities, as well as emergency responders like firefighters, to know what hazardous chemicals are stored at local industrial sites. Westlake, a small community across the river from Lake Charles that is surrounded by industrial plants, is obscured by smoke from a large fire in a BioLab industrial site across the interstate.William Widmer for The New York Times When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston and the surrounding area in 2017, [pollution followed](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAxNy8wOS8wOC91cy9ob3VzdG9uLWh1cnJpY2FuZS1oYXJ2ZXktaGFyemFyZG91cy1jaGVtaWNhbHMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIwMDgyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTcxNyZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzcxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbmTVKXzs6zuFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~): 46 facilities in 13 counties reported an estimated 4.6 million pounds of airborne emissions that [exceeded state limits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0S7aHR0cDovL3d3dzIudGNlcS50ZXhhcy5nb3Yvb2NlL2Vlci8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMDA4MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE3MTcmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM3MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and at least 14 toxic waste sites were flooded or damaged, raising fears of waterborne contamination. Floodwaters inundated a chemical plant in the suburb of Crosby, damaging a cooling system at the site and [triggering an explosion](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAxNy8wOC8zMS91cy90ZXhhcy1jaGVtaWNhbC1wbGFudC1leHBsb3Npb24tYXJrZW1hLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMDA4MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE3MTcmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM3MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~). Up the coast from Houston toward Louisiana, the industrial area known as the Golden Triangle contains many large refineries and chemical plants. Port Arthur has the Motiva oil refinery, North America’s largest. Beaumont has a major Exxon Mobil refinery, and refineries along the Sabine-Neches ship channel [make](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucG9ydG9mYmVhdW1vbnQuY29tL2J1c2luZXNzLXdpdGgtdGhlLXBvcnQvdHJhbnNwb3J0YXRpb24vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjAwODI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNzE3Jm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNzE1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABuZNUpfOzrO4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) most of the nation’s military jet fuel. Farther east, the city of Orange has dozens of chemical plants, and, across the Sabine River, which separates Texas from Louisiana, the chain continues, with Lake Charles home to a cluster of major chemical plants, including the Sasol Chemicals complex, owned by a South African company. [Many more plants are planned](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubm9sYS5jb20vbmV3cy9lbnZpcm9ubWVudC9hcnRpY2xlXzQ5ZmU0NTQwLWY3NGEtMTFlOS04ZDIwLWViMGY5NzMyM2I5MS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjAwODI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNzE3Jm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNzE1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABuZNUpfOzrO4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). “This whole area is target rich for a hurricane, with serious environmental consequences,” said Jim Blackburn, the co-director of Rice University’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation From Disaster Center. [[Read more](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMC8wOC8yNy9jbGltYXRlL2h1cnJpY2FuZS1sYXVyYS1maXJlLXBvbGx1dGlvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM3JmVtYz1lZGl0X3JyXzIwMjAwODI5Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTIxNzE3Jm5sPXJhY2UlMkZyZWxhdGVkJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0zNzE1OCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKABuZNUpfOzrO4VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) about how Laura and other storms have caused the release of toxic substances, often affecting majority Black and Hispanic communities.] If you want more climate change news in your inbox, consider signing up for [Climate Fwd:](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TKaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbmV3c2xldHRlcnMvY2xpbWF0ZS1jaGFuZ2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMDA4MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE3MTcmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM3MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), a weekly newsletter focused on the impacts of and solutions to global warming. Around the Web Here are a few stories about race and ethnicity that we recommend, beyond The Times. Angela Davis On This Moment — and What Came Before [[Vanity Fair](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudmFuaXR5ZmFpci5jb20vY3VsdHVyZS8yMDIwLzA4L2FuZ2VsYS1kYXZpcy1hbmQtYXZhLWR1dmVybmF5LWluLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIwMDgyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTcxNyZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzcxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbmTVKXzs6zuFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)] The Enduring, Pernicious Whiteness of True Crime [[The Appeal](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVhcHBlYWwub3JnL3doaXRlbmVzcy1vZi10cnVlLWNyaW1lLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIwMDgyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTcxNyZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzcxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbmTVKXzs6zuFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)] A Brutal Lynching. An Indifferent Police Force. A 34-Year Wait for Justice. [[GQ](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ3EuY29tL3N0b3J5L3RpbW90aHktY29nZ2lucy1jb2xkLWNhc2UtZmluYWxseS1zb2x2ZWQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzcmZW1jPWVkaXRfcnJfMjAyMDA4MjkmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MjE3MTcmbmw9cmFjZSUyRnJlbGF0ZWQmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTM3MTU4JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgoAG5k1Sl87Os7hUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~)] The Black American Amputation Epidemic [[ProPublica](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRhLLqZP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly9mZWF0dXJlcy5wcm9wdWJsaWNhLm9yZy9kaWFiZXRlcy1hbXB1dGF0aW9ucy9ibGFjay1hbWVyaWNhbi1hbXB1dGF0aW9uLWVwaWRlbWljLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zNyZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ycl8yMDIwMDgyOSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0yMTcxNyZubD1yYWNlJTJGcmVsYXRlZCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MzcxNTgmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCgAbmTVKXzs6zuFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~)] EDITOR’S PICKS We publish many articles that touch on race. Here are a few you shouldn’t miss. 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But small groups like the queer-led collective Black Visions are channeling that energy into a movement for political change. 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By Katharine Q. 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