Historically redlined communities have been disproportionately burdened by multiple environmental and social stressors, related to lower housing values and inequitable access to investments and other resources. New research examines whether redlining was associated with the siting of fossil fuel power plants and how that association changed over time.
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Levy, J.I. Redlining and power plant siting. Nat Energy 8, 11–12 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-022-01173-9
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