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On the recordFebruary 14, 2023
Communities of Color, Indigenous Communities, Low-Income Communities, and Immigrant Communities are more likely to be located in climate-risk prone areas.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Padilla highlights the vulnerability of marginalized communities to climate change.

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