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The city of Cleveland is trying to address two big problems at the same time: climate change and racial and economic disparities.
On the corner of East 123rd Street and Imperial Avenue, in Cleveland, Shirley Bell-Wheeler watches over a community garden with freshly planted raspberries, purple asparagus, and a little apple tree. Trees are trees, but fruit trees are just better, she says with a hearty laugh. Bell-Wheeler is a full-time teacher aide, part-time gardener, and the guardian of all green things in this neighborhood. She wishes there were more of them. In other neighborhoods, say suburban neighborhoods, you would see a big beautiful tree on every tree lawn, she says, referring to the strip of land between the sidewalk and curb.
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Originally published on June 21, 2021 11:28 am
The fight against climate change may be taking a striking new turn under the Biden administration. The White House is calling climate action a form of environmental justice, part of a campaign to address economic and racial inequity.
It s bringing new attention and, potentially, a flood of cash to low-tech approaches to climate action that directly benefit low-income neighborhoods. They include aid for home renovations and upgrades to city transportation infrastructure, including buses. The environmental justice community, and many of our Black and brown communities, have identified the connection between climate change and their own community infrastructure. They can t be disconnected, says Cecilia Martinez, senior director for environmental justice at the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
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