Energy efficiency as energy justice: addressing racial inequities through investments in people and places

Jamal S. Lewis1, Diana Hernández2, Arline T. Geronimus3
1Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, Washington, USA
2Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
3School of Public Health, and Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA

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