Governments Are Perpetuating Climate, Health, and Nature Inequalities Hispanic Communities Face in the U.S.  
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Governments Are Perpetuating Climate, Health, and Nature Inequalities Hispanic Communities Face in the U.S.  

There are nearly 9 million children living in America, and in 2022, the majority (41%) were Hispanic children under the age of 18 living in poverty—environments often neglected, industrialized, and riddled with pollution (1). For many Hispanics and Latinos, this is a reality shaped by deep-rooted social, economic, and environmental inequities, resulting from a discriminatory system that confines marginalized groups to segregated, toxic spaces.  

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For Children Being Discriminated by EPA, Volunteering and Activism Isn’t Enough
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For Children Being Discriminated by EPA, Volunteering and Activism Isn’t Enough

I joined Genesis v. EPA as a youth plaintiff because I see the climate crisis worsening right before my eyes, and it scares me. I know that my health and quality of life will be increasingly harmed as fossil fuel pollution continues, and I want to have equal rights to adults, and past generations when it comes to the livability of our climate and my home community.

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