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Jobless men, bored teens linked to pandemic homicide jumpUnemployed men, bored teens may have sparked pandemic homicide jump

The homicide surge in 2020 was primarily driven by laid-off men and teen boys in low-income communities due to pandemic disruptions.

The Mystery of Food Deserts

Food deserts are a modern phenomenon, emerging in the late 1980s, driven by economic and cultural shifts rather than mere poverty or rural demographics.

How Massachusetts is making e-bike rentals actually affordable

Metro Mobility offers affordable self-charging e-bikes to low-income residents, promoting accessible and sustainable transportation solutions.

New York becomes first state to offer Inflation Reduction Act home energy rebates - Queens Post

Low-income New Yorkers eligible for rebates through the HEAR Program to lower energy costs, part of national initiative under the Investing in America agenda.
#public-transportation

Op-Ed | Why expanding Fair Fares eligibility is a matter of racial equity | amNewYork

Expanding Fair Fares program for low-income New Yorkers can address the inequitable public transportation subsidy disparities in NYC.

Want to Really Help Low-Income New Yorkers? Support Congestion Pricing Streetsblog New York City

Opponents may spread false myths about congestion pricing affecting low-income people, but CSS study shows most low-income New Yorkers rely on transit, not cars.
Congestion pricing benefits low-income New Yorkers by funding public transportation upgrades and offering toll discounts to qualifying drivers.

Op-Ed | Why expanding Fair Fares eligibility is a matter of racial equity | amNewYork

Expanding Fair Fares program for low-income New Yorkers can address the inequitable public transportation subsidy disparities in NYC.

Want to Really Help Low-Income New Yorkers? Support Congestion Pricing Streetsblog New York City

Opponents may spread false myths about congestion pricing affecting low-income people, but CSS study shows most low-income New Yorkers rely on transit, not cars.
Congestion pricing benefits low-income New Yorkers by funding public transportation upgrades and offering toll discounts to qualifying drivers.
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#climate-change

Stop talking about the climate crisis, and start talking about the climate opportunity

Climate change disproportionately affects low-income and marginalized communities who are least equipped to adapt and recover.
For communities facing existing crises like poverty and conflict, climate change can feel secondary or abstract.

Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke have a combined impact on cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
Low-income communities and racially marginalized residents are disproportionately affected by the combined harm of extreme heat and wildfire smoke.

Stop talking about the climate crisis, and start talking about the climate opportunity

Climate change disproportionately affects low-income and marginalized communities who are least equipped to adapt and recover.
For communities facing existing crises like poverty and conflict, climate change can feel secondary or abstract.

Extreme heat, wildfire smoke harm low-income and nonwhite communities the most, study finds

Extreme heat and wildfire smoke have a combined impact on cardiovascular and respiratory systems.
Low-income communities and racially marginalized residents are disproportionately affected by the combined harm of extreme heat and wildfire smoke.
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Health experts say obese children should receive at least 26 hours of intensive counseling every year

New guidance recommends doctors to intervene in childhood obesity cases
Low-income communities are disproportionately affected by childhood obesity
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