This piece was originally published in Yale Environment 360 and appears here as part of our Climate Desk Partnership. While cities and towns across the United States are wrestling with the devastating impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, none have been hit harder than low-income and minority communities. Places like Detroit, Chicago, and St.
Let’s Connect The Dots Between Environmental Injustice And The Coronavirus
Will Peischel, Mother Jones
Sat, 05/30/2020 - 3:00am
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