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3 ways to make your voice heard besides protesting

  • Written by Kristina Lambright, Associate Dean of the College of Community and Public Affairs, and an Associate Professor of Public Administration, Binghamton University, State University of New York
Destiny Watford and other Baltimore youth leaders derailed plans to build a big incinerator in their neighborhood.The Goldman Environmental Prize, CC BY-NC-ND

More Americans are trying to make their voices heard these days.

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