Uncovered: How racist redlining shaped our urban forest


Thanks to Charlottesville’s long history of redlining, low-income neighborhoods have few to no trees, making them up to 30 degrees hotter than their high-canopy counterparts. PC: Charlottesville Tree Commission

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