A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind
A "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities -- featuring a…
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