EPA Equity Report
Rebecca Davis reports on a draft EPA report which found that the poor and people of color suffer disproportionate exposure to many environmental hazards. The study group blames political and economic factors, but some activists who’ve followed the issue for years say it’s naive to ignore the influence of racism.
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