Ayanna Pressley said "It is no coincidence that the urban heat island effect is more pronounced in the same neighborhoods that have been historically redlined." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJuly 20, 2021

It is no coincidence that the urban heat island effect is more pronounced in the same neighborhoods that have been historically redlined.

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Pressley connects environmental injustices to historical redlining in her district.

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