Trump’s EPA promised to prioritize communities like East Chicago. How’s that working out?

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By Emma Foehringer MerchantJul 24, 2017, 3:50 pm135 pts
In short, not so well. When EPA administrator Scott Pruitt took office, he pledged that the agency would redouble its efforts on guaranteeing clean air and clean water in its so-called “back to basics” environmental agenda. In April, he visited East Chicago, a community of color in Indiana where residents…

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