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To Live and Die in Philadelphia: Sonya Sanders Grew Up Next Door to a Giant Refinery. She’s Still Suffering From Environmental Trauma.
Eco-anxiety, post-traumatic stress and other emotional maladies are increasing among those worried about climate change and impacted by environmental harms. The American Psychological Association defines the emerging area of research as “a chronic fear of environmental doom.”
By Victoria St. Martin
PHILADELPHIA—Sonya Sanders knows better than most the physical toll of living next door to an ecological hazard.
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