Wal-Mart Closings To Create ‘Food Deserts’ In 3 States

The closing of 154 Wal-Mart stores across the country will create what the U.S. Department of Agriculture calls three new “food deserts,” The Associated Press reports. The communities affected are Fairfield, Ala.; Coal Hill, Ark., and Wichita, Kan. The agriculture department defines a “food desert” as a neighborhood where at least…

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