As a governmental affairs coordinator for the National Audubon Society, Tykee James says he’s used to interjecting race and equity issues in conversations about the environment and conservation.

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A high score means a county has people of many races and ethnicities, while a low score means the community is made up of a single dominant group. To make these maps, we calculated the racial and ...