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On the recordJuly 13, 2020
They look to site projects where they will face the least amount of political and public resistance, which, unfortunately, is often in poor, underserved, and under-represented communities.
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Alan Lowenthal
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Describing how fossil fuel companies target vulnerable communities for projects.

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