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Central Valley coalition suing the EPA over clean air failures

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Louisiana grandmother fighting pollution in 'cancer alley' wins Goldman Prize
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California is still oil country. This county wants to keep it that way
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California is still oil country. This county wants to keep it that way

Kern County is already super polluted, but it wants to fast-track 67,000 oil and gas wells.
Pipeline projects & environmental racism
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Pipeline projects draw criticism for ‘environmental racism’

Virginians calling in to the State Corporation Commission on May 12 pulled few punches: “environmental racism,” “sacrifice zone,” an “unfair and unjust project.”
After the explosion

After the explosion

Ivy Lane was a quiet cul-de-sac built on a hill in Center Township, Beaver County. Its new neighbor is a pipeline company.

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