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On the recordFebruary 14, 2022
A major factor has been the fossil fuel industry and the other polluting industries having a long and troubled history of intentionally building projects that pollute surrounding neighborhoods within communities of color and poor communities.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva points to the fossil fuel industry's role in environmental injustices.

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