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Civil rights complaint urges Michigan to halt the environmental racism of hazardous waste sites

A Detroit-based nonprofit has filed a landmark civil rights complaint with the state’s environmental regulatory agency over the disproportionate number of hazardous waste sites in lower-income communities of color. In the complaint, the Great Lakes Environmental Law Center is urging the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) to end the “long history” […]

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