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Ayanna Pressley: “In East Boston alone, 2/3 of buildings facing future…”

Featuring: Ayanna Pressley, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 7th Congressional District

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Ayanna Pressley Spotlights Flood Risk in Boston, Calls for Protections for Frontline Communities

Published | Video Starts at 05:32

Families and workers in places like Chelsea and Dorchester are living on the edge of an economic and climate disaster. In fact, In East Boston alone, 2/3 of buildings facing future flooding are mixed-use. mixed use. So that means both homes and businesses are at risk. Families could see their homes and their livelihoods damaged or completely disappeared. (05:32–05:39)

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Asserts that two-thirds of buildings facing future flooding in East Boston are mixed-use.

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