New Fed Report Outlines the Unequal Burden of Climate Change
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 28, 2023
Athens, Alabama, isn’t unique – and that’s the issue. Streetlights are nonexistent, homes aren’t connected to the city’s sewage lines, and streets are poorly maintained.
But in the town, which is the third-fastest growing in Alabama, residents say this reality disproportionately impacts Black people, contributing to residents being expected to live shorter lives than 94% of Americans, according to White House data.
Climate change has only made the issue worse.
“Whenever it rains, the area floods,” said Diane Steele, political action chair for Athens’ local NAACP. Over the past . . .
