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Black Communities Become “Sacrifice Zones” for Industrial Air Pollution

"One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s only majority-Black communities. For decades, residents of Institute have raised alarms about air pollution. They say concerns have “fallen on deaf ears.”"

Source: Mountain State Spotlight, 12/21/2021

Climate an ‘Emerging Threat’ to U.S. Financial Stability: Regulators

"Federal regulators warned for the first time in an annual report to Congress on Friday that climate change was an “emerging threat” to the U.S. financial system, laying out how the costs associated with more hurricanes, wildfires and floods caused by global warming could lead to a cascade of damage throughout the economy."

Source: NYTimes, 12/20/2021

"Carbon Monoxide From Generators Poisons Thousands of People a Year"

"Portable generators are among the deadliest consumer products. Two decades after the government identified the danger, and as climate change leads to more power outages, people are left vulnerable by a system that lets the industry regulate itself."

Source: ProPublica, 12/20/2021

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