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Yvette Clarke: Cleaning up emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, in particular, is long overdue for the communities living…

On the recordApril 28, 2021
Cleaning up emissions from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, in particular, is long overdue for the communities living adjacent to highways, ports, freight hubs, with a predominantly low-income--with predominantly low-income communities and communities of color.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Clarke emphasizes the need for action on vehicle emissions affecting low-income communities.

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