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Coronavirus is the “great equalizer” the same way that climate change is the “great equalizer,” which is to say: not at all.

Communities of color, lower income households and vulnerable populations are bearing the brunt of covid 19
Whether that’s in the Bronx, New York

Via @THECITYNY thecity.nyc/2020/04/bronx-…
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Via @propublica google.com/amp/s/www.prop…
Michigan (not just Detroit)

Via @BridgeMichigan bridgemi.com/michigan-healt…
Navajo Nation

Via @AJEnglish google.com/amp/s/www.alja…
The homeless

Via @WIRED google.com/amp/s/www.wire…
Our ESSENTIAL workers

Via @Slate google.com/amp/s/slate.co…
The incarcerated

Via @voxdotcom google.com/amp/s/www.vox.…
Rural communities

Via @voxdotcom google.com/amp/s/www.vox.…
People with disabilities

Via @TheAtlantic google.com/amp/s/amp.thea…
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Jie Jenny Zou
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My latest for @PublicIntegrity is a collaboration with @WNYC/@Gothamist and @voxdotcom on the changing National Flood Insurance Program and what that means for housing inequality (hint: not good)

Read: publicintegrity.org/environment/fl…

Some things I learned👇🏼
Climate risk is increasing flood risk; not just for those who live on the coast or near water.

Yes, rising seas 🌊
But also, heavier rains ⛈️
Development also drives ⬆️ flood risk.
More cement, concrete; less places for water to go. 🏢
What struck me is that despite that, the discussion around flood risk is centered on financially mastering flood risk using insurance instead of mitigation: methods to prevent flooding.

But as many academics point out, insurance does little to reduce actual flood risk.
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François Gemenne
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We often hear it said, in certain circles, that the current #COVIDー19 crisis would be "good for the climate and the environment," or that we ought "to apply the same measures against climate change." Here is why I think this is wrong. 1/..
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.@sueprant kicking off Better Boulder's Smart Growth Innovation conference happening today! I'll be tweeting this thread covering the topics
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