Many Wisconsinites are familiar with the fact that Milwaukee ranks as one of the most segregated cities in the United States. This unfortunate status is no accident, but a result of historical government housing policy from the 1930’s. The goal of the policy was to slow down the rate of foreclosures that ran rampant in the years following the Depression. In this interview with the Wisconsin Environmental Health Network,
Young Kim explained how Groundwork Milwaukee crews were setting their sights on the very real and urgent matter of building resilient communities that can stand up to the effects of climate change, flooding in particular at the beginning of the season.