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Now Trump Accused of ‘Environmental Racism’

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“Amid pending cuts to the office, the founder of the environmental justice program at the EPA, Mustafa Ali, resigned earlier this month. Ali helped launch the EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice in 1992 and served under both Republican and Democratic administrations.

Ali shared his resignation letter on Twitter, urging Pruitt to listen to and assist communities of color, low-income and indigenous populations in solving the environmental problems that impact their communities. After resigning, he explained in an interview with Inside Climate News that he believes a core EPA function is to shield minority and poor neighborhoods from pollution.”

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