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Kathy Castor: The changing climate is especially harming working-class households and people of color--the same folks who have been…

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
The changing climate is especially harming working-class households and people of color--the same folks who have been historically marginalized through discriminatory practices and underinvestment.
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Kathy Castor
Democratic · Florida

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Kathy Castor points out the disproportionate effects of climate change on marginalized communities.

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