11/29/2017
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"I think of black and brown people who are confined to communities where decades of lax environmental policies and enforcement have literally sickened entire generations."
"When I think of climate change, I think in terms of black and brown. When I think of climate change, I think of my black and brown constituents who make up 88 percent of my district and who are dispro..."
"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."
"I think of black and brown communities and children whose asthma diagnosis amounts to nothing more than a death sentence."