An environmental activist and educator resides in a largely Mexican American area of south-central Phoenix, where segregation once forced Black and Hispanic people to live south of the railroad tracks
Some low-income communities of color around the United States are learning to tackle extreme neighborhood heat fueled by climate change through nonprofit programs that educate and engage. Community leaders are
An Urban Heat Leadership Academy in Phoenix helps leaders of low-income communities with small grants to plant fruit trees or a ‘cool corridor’ of greenery.