For the first time, Modesto will have an environmental justice element in its general plan, the blueprint that will guide city growth from 2027 to 2050.
Those years are expected to pose challenges with climate change, access to clean water, air quality and soil contamination from polluting industries of the past.
An overarching goal for the general plan’s environmental justice section is promoting a healthy environment where residents can live, work and play in their neighborhoods without a disproportionate burden of pollution and health impacts…