Articles by Sara Bernard
Sara Bernard is a former Grist fellow, wilderness junkie, and globetrotter. Follow her on Twitter.
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Can the “whitest city in America” deliver green living for all?
Portland, Ore., has set out to bridge the "green divide," bringing environmental justice to poor communities and communities of color.
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Diverse cities don’t always have diverse neighborhoods
Some of the most racially "diverse" cities in the country are also the most segregated.
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People of color suffer through extra long commutes
If you're Latino and live in the Twin Cities, you burn more than a month of work time each year just getting to the office, when compared to your white counterparts.
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Mississippi utility must repay $281M for illegally financing “clean coal”
The state supreme court ruled that Mississippi Power "exceeded its authority" when it raised electricity rates for 186,000 households to fund a controversial, $6.17 billion power plant.
