The Dangers of Heat Waves for New York's Communities of Color

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jul 28, 2020

Sonal Jessel, WE ACT for Environmental Justice’s policy & advocacy coordinator focusing on extreme heat issues in New York City, talks about how low-income and Black New Yorkers are more likely to die in heat waves than their white neighbors. 

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