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Posted inEnvironmental Justice, Denied

Residents of Ohio town see ‘environmental justice’ as empty promise

EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio – When President Bill Clinton deemed environmental justice an administration priority 21 years ago, Alonzo Spencer felt an odd sensation: optimism. The steel-mill crane operator could stand on the grounds of the neighborhood elementary school and see why such protections mattered. Down a valley less than 400 yards from the East Elementary […]