As sea levels rise, wealthier homeowners seek to reduce their risks of chronic inundation and dwindling property values by moving to higher ground, often to communities that have been traditionally poorer and Blacker or browner. As community advocate Paulette Richards describes in this guest blog post, the risk of “climate gentrification” rises right along with sea levels. Read more >

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Climate Gentrification – Caught Between Steel and Sea Level Rise
Paulette Richards, Guest Commentary
February 14, 2020 1:37 PM EDT