The city hopes to rectify its history of environmental racism with a new Climate Equity Plan.
It was also the only place Black people were allowed to purchase housing in the city.
For all these reasons, previously redlined neighborhoods suffer from extreme heat.
After years of outcry from activists, the city council submitted a new draft of a 10-year plan, titled the Minneapolis Climate Equity Plan, soliciting public comments.
Earlier this year, Portland passed its 43-Step Climate Action Plan, which has similar objectives to the Minneapolis plan.
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