I think of black and brown communities throughout the Nation forced to live under discriminatory environmental policies that cripple their cities and towns economically.
Nanette Barragán: “I think of black and brown communities throughout the Nation forced to live under discriminatory environmental policies…”
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Barragan discusses how discriminatory policies affect economic stability in minority communities.
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