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LaTricea Adams and Felipe Benitez: America must clean up communities harmed by contamination and pollution

By addressing racial disparities in environmental grantmaking and empowering our communities with resources and support, we can ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in a cleaner, greener, and more just world.

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In the Florida Panhandle, a Black community’s progress is threatened by a proposed liquified natural gas plant

Leaders in North Port St. Joe had big plans for tourism, real estate, even a Black history museum. Then they found out, almost by accident, that elected officials had been pushing the LNG terminal for years without telling them.

Gordon Plaza was sold as a dream for Black home buyers. It was a toxic nightmare

Gordon Plaza was sold as a dream for Black home buyers. It was a toxic nightmare

New Orleans city officials allowed developers to build homes on land contaminated with chemicals linked to cancer. They didn’t tell the people who moved in.
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