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This research aimed to look at how Pennsylvania's House voting districts have changed from 2001 to 2022, as there have been accusations of state gerrymandering. The findings show that Pennsylvania's House districts have actually become less irregular…

With global sea levels projected to rise significantly in the coming decades, coastal cities as we know them today are at risk. Miami's metropolitan area, particularly the densely inhabited barrier island of Miami Beach, is one of the areas at most…

Although Manhattan has a higher population density and less open space compared to the Bronx, it has fewer heat islands. This insinuates that factors other than open space are responsible for these temperature differences; perhaps extra amenities are…

It is no secret how important the agricultural industry is to America. In a monetary sense, it has been a staple part of the U.S. economy since its colonial beginnings, and today contributes 5.5% of our total GDP. Socially, farming encapsulates…

Tree cover has been historically
impacted by urban
development, historical
disinvestment, and
suburbanization. The reduction
of trees in urban areas
contributes to environmental
racism, whereby communities of
color often have fewer trees…

In 1937, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation (HOLC) assigned grades of A, B, C, and D to neighborhoods and land tracts across the U.S. These grades were meant to indicate the perceived risk for homeownership loans, but they were deeply racist and…

Black Americans have unequal access to wealth across the U.S., making up 13.6% of households but holding only 4.7% of wealth (U.S. Census Bureau 2022). Redlining, a widespread practice in the 1930s and 1940s, has contributed to this wealth gap, as…

In order to combat climate change, it is imperative to replace individual automobile and air travel with mass transportation. The US Inter-City Rail system is lacking serious connections. Bus systems and routes can be useful in locations that are…