America's Most Polluting Incinerators Disproportionately Affect Low-Income Neighborhoods and Communities of Color

For decades, the federal government has attempted to better prioritize equity in environmental initiatives. A new report highlights one area in which those efforts have fallen short.

Leah Dunlevy, Pacific Standard, May 21, 2019. Available Here

Childhood Asthma: A Lingering Effect of Redlining

New research shows that disparities in housing contribute to disparities in one of the most common chronic diseases afflicting children.

Kriston Capps, City Lab, May 23, 2019. Available here

How We Can Turn Housing Mobility Into Economic Opportunity

Regional partnerships are a way to help low-income families gain the advantages of resource-rich areas. There's new support from Washington.

Jeffrey Lubell, Governing, May 13, 2019. Available Here 

Minimum-Lot-Size Regulations Mean Less Housing

Adam Millsap, Forbes, May 8, 2019. Available Here

The Power Of Purpose: How Jonathan Rose Is Creating 'Communities Of Opportunity'

Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, April 30, 2019. Full article available here. 

Among Connecticut cities and towns, the wealthiest are the big spenders

Keith M. Phaneuf and Clarice Silber, CT Mirror, May 30, 2018. Available Here 

Arrest Warrant Issued for Hartford Landlord Over Numerous Fire Code Violations

The Barbour Garden Apartments fell into such disrepair that the Department of Housing and Urban Development pulled the contract in February.

Kristen Johnson, April 17, 2019, NBC Connecticut. Available Here

Segregation Is Preventable. Congress Just Isn’t Trying.
Again and again, federal efforts to promote integration have been whittled down almost to nothing.

The Struggle to Find Affordable Housing in Hartford

Kenneth Best, UConn Communications, April 17, 2019, Available Here.

DC draws on resident input for multiyear plan to overcome barriers to fair housing

Jake Maher, The DC line, May 29, 2019. Available Here.