"[C]ommunities of color face environmental degradation or destruction at three times the rate of white communities."
"This is the extractive economy at work."
"[H]uman health consequences of ecosystem destruction are sweeping."
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Author: Katie Surma
Publication: Inside Climate News @InsideClimate
February 23, 2026
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#USA #Forests #FossilFuels #Climate #Healthcare #Mining
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23022026/disadvantaged-communities-forest-wetlands-loss-health-impacts/
