A Black Woman Fought for Her Community, and Her Life, Amidst Polluting Landfills and Vast ‘Borrow Pits’ Mined for Sand and Clay

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By Katelyn WeisbrodMay 1, 2022, 9:00 am383 pts
LaFanette Soles-Woods’ home outside Pensacola, Florida, has been called one of America’s most environmentally unjust communities. It has more cancer cases than anyone can keep track of. By Agya K. Aning PENSACOLA, Fla.—Late last summer, LaFanette Soles-Woods carefully made her way to the podium to address…

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