Climate change is creating a mental health crisis in Phoenix. A budding movement in the desert might solve it.
Adam Mahoney
Adam Mahoney, the environmental reporter at Capital B News, is from Wilmington, California, where he grew up. He first wrote for HCN in 2020 about the oil refineries in his hometown. @AdamLMahoney
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