EPA Report Links Disproportionate Climate Impacts To Vulnerable Groups

A new peer-reviewed EPA report is for the first time connecting the likelihood that specific vulnerable populations will suffer disproportionate impacts from climate change, such as heat waves, poor air quality and flooding, providing the Biden administration with significant data to address its priority focus on climate change and environmental justice. For example, in one key finding, the data show that Black and African Americans are 40 percent more likely to live in areas with the “highest projected increases in...