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by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins onMarch 3, 2013
Your Take: Blacks face health consequences as a result of pollution. We need to demand change now.
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Inspired by a recent storm, Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd explains in a piece for Ebony why this generation's greatest environmental challenge is even more serious for black people.
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Administrator Lisa P. Jackson says all people deserve clean communities. Here's what she's done.
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As part of The Root's series about how President Obama's policies affect African Americans, we look at the administration's initiatives regarding the green economy and environmental justice.
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