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Savonala Horne, Durham, North Carolina; executive director, Land Loss Prevention Project

Savonala Horne: Executive Director, Land Loss Prevention Project

environmental justice
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Graduating trainees at Solar Richmond, a green-collar job program in California's Bay Area, celebrate a successful installation.

All Worked Up

environmental justice, green jobs, solar
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When you're poor, the environmental movement doesn't stop at simple things like pollution

Homeland Security

environmental justice
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"It's toxic down here," says Forrest Travirca. | Photo by Sean Gardner

Livelihoods on the Line

dirty fuels, environmental justice, oil
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Warning signs bearing a skull and crossbones border the strawberry fields adjacent to the Rios family's home in Watsonville, California.

Refusing to Bend

environmental justice, pesticides, toxics
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Eight major petrochemical and hazardous-waste facilities spew emissions into Hilton Kelley's neighborhood.

Hilton Kelley: Last Man Standing

environmental justice
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All of our doctors have told us, ''Move. Get out of the valley. It's not a healthy place to be,'' said Donna DeVries, president of the Central Valley Parkinson's Disease Support Group in Visalia.

Parkinson's Alley

environmental justice, pesticides, toxics
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Aaliya, Ayona, and Zayda Hernandez near their home on the Moapa Band of Paiutes Reservation, about an hour north of Las Vegas. Since 1965, coal ash from the Reid Gardner Generating station has been dumped into uncovered ''ponds'' less than a half-mile fro

The Cost of Coal, Disposal: Nevada

coal, environmental justice, The Cost of Coal
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Sierra traveled to three states to ask people how their lives have been affected by the world's dirtiest energy source--and what they're doing to stop it.

The Cost of Coal: Videos

coal, environmental justice, The Cost of Coal
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Marianna Hildreth, 7, holds her cousin Mariyah McGhee, 1, who has asthma, in their grandmother's kitchen in River Rouge, Michigan. | Ami Vitale/Panos Pictures

The Cost of Coal: Gallery

coal, environmental justice, The Cost of Coal
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