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In One of the Nation’s Most Polluted Communities, Trump Terminates Funding for Air Monitoring

Inside Climate News · By Lee Hedgepeth · last updated
Residents in majority-Black north Birmingham, Alabama, have long been subjected to industrial pollution. The new administration has cut funding for a program aimed at measuring the impact.

By Lee Hedgepeth

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—When Jilisa Milton received the grant termination letter, she wasn’t surprised. She suspected this day would come.