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E.P.A. Will Make Racial Equality a Bigger Factor in Environmental Rules

The New York Times · CORAL DAVENPORT · last updated

The agency is creating an office of environmental justice to address the disproportionate harm that climate change has caused in low-income areas and communities of color.

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