It’s not easy being green when you’re poor

“But there are concerns that poor, black communities in Pittsburgh will be left behind as the city greens itself up. Communities that are home to people like 87-year-old Barbara Williams, where many of the houses are old, drafty and no match for the city’s freezing weather. Even after installing a new furnace and additional insulation, some rooms in William’s house are still so cold she avoids them altogether. And things used to be even worse, said her daughter Brenda Payne.”