nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Hope And Skepticism As Biden Promises To Address Environmental Racism||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||Environmental racism means that people of color experience more air and water pollution than white people, and suffer the health impacts. Can Biden change that?

President Biden has promised to address the environmental impacts of systemic racism. On Wednesday, he signed an executive order on environmental justice.



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Hope And Skepticism As Biden Promises To Address Environmental Racism

Environmental racism means that people of color experience more air and water pollution than white people, and suffer the health impacts. Can Biden change that?