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In lower-income neighborhoods, where there are fewer trees, parks, and permeable surfaces, heat accumulates and thermal discomfort dominates, resulting in higher energy consumption and health risks. Lower-income, often formerly redlined areas of cities, can feel 15 to 20 degrees hotter than wealthy, tree-covered areas, condemning tens of millions of families to summer misery.

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