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On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
So, ultimately, when I think of climate change, I do not see an environmental crisis, I see a systematic environmental racism that needs to be acknowledged and addressed.
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Nanette Barragán
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Barragan frames climate change as an issue of systemic racism requiring urgent action.

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