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  • CBC Week: Black People Are Hurt by Climate Change, but It’s Not on the Agenda

    It’s no secret: The climate is changing, and black communities are on the front lines. From the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans to the Rockaways in New York City and westward to San Francisco’s East Bay, African Americans are bearing the brunt of climate impacts. Black people contribute much less to the problem (pdf)…

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    Denise G. Fairchild






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    September 15, 2016
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