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The Trump administration is dismantling the Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental justice offices, ending efforts to reduce pollution in low-income and minority communities.
Lisa Friedman reports for The New York Times.
In short:
Key quote:
“If anybody needed a clearer sign that this administration gives not a single damn for the people of the United States, this is it.”
— Matthew Tejada, former head of EPA’s environmental justice program
Why this matters:
In a move that feels ripped from an industry lobbyist’s wish list, the Environmental Protection Agency is shutting down every single office dedicated to tackling pollution in low-income and minority communities. For those who don’t have the money or political clout to fight back, environmental protections are disappearing fast.
Read more: America, this is what environmental justice is — and what we all stand to lose.
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