/tags/policy Policy en-US Copyright Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:31:16 GMT /race-demographics/2021-08-11/urban-heat-mapping-project-durham-race-policies-climate-google Low income communities of color in urban areas are more likely to experience extreme heat because of historically unequal policies and investment around development and zoning. A new, national effort hopes to identify and eventually address these "urban heat islands." Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:31:16 GMT /race-demographics/2021-08-11/urban-heat-mapping-project-durham-race-policies-climate-google Celeste Gracia /environment/2017-09-11/the-future-of-hurricanes Floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey still filled the streets in Texas when Hurricane Irma blew ashore in Florida. As the latest storm moves toward North… Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:23:48 GMT /environment/2017-09-11/the-future-of-hurricanes Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-09-11/the-future-of-hurricanes Floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey still filled the streets in Texas when Hurricane Irma blew ashore in Florida. As the latest storm moves toward North… Mon, 11 Sep 2017 16:23:48 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-09-11/the-future-of-hurricanes Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /politics/2015-05-07/rep-g-k-butterfield-of-north-carolina-criminal-justice-reform-crucial-to-fix-racial-disparity In the wake of events in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore, Md., U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) leads the Congressional Black Caucus at a tumultuous time… Thu, 07 May 2015 16:27:39 GMT /politics/2015-05-07/rep-g-k-butterfield-of-north-carolina-criminal-justice-reform-crucial-to-fix-racial-disparity Jess Clark /show/the-state-of-things/2015-05-07/rep-g-k-butterfield-of-north-carolina-criminal-justice-reform-crucial-to-fix-racial-disparity In the wake of events in Ferguson, Mo., and Baltimore, Md., U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC) leads the Congressional Black Caucus at a tumultuous time… Thu, 07 May 2015 16:27:39 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-05-07/rep-g-k-butterfield-of-north-carolina-criminal-justice-reform-crucial-to-fix-racial-disparity Anita Rao, Frank Stasio