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Environmental injustice and disability: Where is the research?

Due to a lack of data and understanding, the disabled community remains left out of most environmental justice research.

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Author(s): Krystal Vasquez
Organization: Environmental Health News
Date: 8/23/21
Resource Type: Publication
Topic: Environmental Justice

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