Resources

National: 

New York Times: “How Air Pollution Across America Reflects Racist Policy from the 1930s”

Environmental Science & Technology: “Historical Redlining Is Associated with Present-Day Air Pollution Disparities in U.S. Cities.”

Washington Post: “Investors Bought Record Share of Homes in 2021.”

Federal Reserve System: “Disparities in Wealth by Race and Ethnicity in the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finance”

Greater Boston Area:

Boston Globe: “Boston is Setting an Example on Fair Housing. Will Other Communities Follow?” 

Newton:

The Heights: “From Redlining to Single Family Zoning: The Legacy of Exclusionary Housing in Newton” 

Newton Interfaith Housing Coalition: “Newton and Fair Housing.”

Chamber of Commerce: “Can MBTA Communities Law Help Solve our Housing Crisis?”