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Why a Harlem Activist's Decades-Long Fight for Environmental Justice Matters More Than Ever

Shepard speaks at a press conference on pollution and diesel fuel. (Photo: WE ACT)
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Environmental justice may seem to some like a new buzzword that has arisen in recent years as we reckon with climate change and racial bias. But five minutes talking to Peggy Shepard can set you straight.
“I was rummaging around in a drawer recently,” she said. “I found a copy of–are you ready? A telegram.” She laughed. “We sent a telegram to the governor about the sewage plant.”

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