How ghost streams and redlining’s legacy lead to unfairness in flood risk, in Detroit and elsewhere
Mapping where water once flowed is important for managing flood risk today in Detroit and elsewhere.
March 19, 2024 • ~8 min
Mapping where water once flowed is important for managing flood risk today in Detroit and elsewhere.
Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go.
Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.
A 90% crop loss in the Peach State may sound like a disaster, but Georgia isn’t actually the Big Apple of peach production that it claims to be.
Biased algorithms in health care can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and delayed treatment. Deciding which variables to include to achieve fair health outcomes depends on how you approach fairness.
A longtime critic of Atlanta’s BeltLine explains how the popular network of parks has increased inequality in the city and driven out lower-income residents.
A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.
Reducing air pollution from cars and light trucks would pay big health dividends for low-income and minority communities. A new survey shows how to get more drivers of color into electric vehicles.
A street-by-street analysis shows where the risks are rising fastest and also lays bare the inequities of who has to endure America’s crippling flood problem.
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