Environmental Defense Fund: Climate Equity Act Centers Environmental Justice Communities in Government Decision Making
August 07, 2020
August 07, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement by Elizabeth Gore, senior vice president for political affairs:
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"Systemic racism and environmental injustice in this country has meant that power plants, incinerators, factories and other toxic facilities are often built next to Black and brown communities, leaving these communities to bear the brunt of air pollution and toxic exposure. EDF is proud to support the Climate Equity . . .
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"Systemic racism and environmental injustice in this country has meant that power plants, incinerators, factories and other toxic facilities are often built next to Black and brown communities, leaving these communities to bear the brunt of air pollution and toxic exposure. EDF is proud to support the Climate Equity . . .