Q&A: The Sierra Club Embraces Environmental Justice, Forcing a Difficult Internal Reckoning

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By Evelyn NievesOct 17, 2020, 5:00 am735 ptsHot
Ramón Cruz, a Brooklyn activist originally from Puerto Rico, is the first person of color to head the country’s oldest and largest environmental organization. By Evelyn Nieves The Sierra Club, the oldest and largest environmental organization in the United States, is on a mission it is not known…

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