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Biden has pledged to advance environmental justice – here's how the EPA can start

  • Written by David Konisky, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
image 'Cancer Alley' is an 80-mile stretch of chemical plants along the Mississippi River in Louisiana alongside many Black and poor communities.Giles Clarke/Getty Images

On his first day in office President Joe Biden started signing executive orders to reverse Trump administration policies. One sweeping directive calls for stronger action to protect...

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