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azmom

(5,208 posts) Wed Aug 19, 2015, 05:17 PM Aug 2015

Bernie issues environmental justice platform to protect minority communities

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Bernie issues environmental justice platform to protect minority communities (Original Post) azmom Aug 2015 OP

K & R historylovr Aug 2015 #1

I grew up in Carson California, which is azmom Aug 2015 #4

I will have to look at this nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #2

Did you see my post on the lawsuit azmom Aug 2015 #3

Just added the polling data to that thread nadinbrzezinski Aug 2015 #5

historylovr

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1. K & R

Reply to azmom (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 05:44 PM

Aug 2015

Great news!

azmom

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4. I grew up in Carson California, which is

Reply to historylovr (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 06:10 PM

Aug 2015

Next to the cities of Wilmington and Signal Hill, and I remember how bad the air pollution was.

Huge refineries, and lots of houses built on contaminated land. I remember an elementary school with orange trees with a sign warning kids not to eat the oranges because they were contaminated. It was bad.