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Ed Markey: Black, Brown, indigenous, and low income and rural communities have experienced environmental injustice from toxic…

On the recordMarch 1, 2023
Black, Brown, indigenous, and low income and rural communities have experienced environmental injustice from toxic pollution like lead, arsenic, benzene, and mercury.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights the impact of pollution on marginalized communities.

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