Brookings report examines overlap between climate, over-policing and disinvestment in Black neighborhoods

Organizers stand on the steps of Atlanta City Hall on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, before submitting 116,000 signatures to force a referendum on Atlanta's planned public safety training center, dubbed "Cop City." (Juma Sei/WABE)

After months-long protests and strong opposition, the future of the proposed $90-million, 85-acre Atlanta Public Safety Training Center remains unknown.

Two senior Brookings Metro researchers recently published a research report titled “Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ and the relationship between place, policing, and climate.”

On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” researchers Hanna Love and Manann Donoghoe talked with show host Rose Scott about their report that examines the overlap between climate and over-policing.