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Pennsylvania Is Revising Its Environmental Justice Policy. Here’s What’s Changing

By Sophia Schmidt
Published March 29, 2022 at 11:57 PM EDT
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Protesters gather in a parking lot at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery office on Passayunk Avenue in South Philadelphia on Feb. 9, 2020.
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Pennsylvania state environmental officials are revamping their “environmental justice policy.” Sophia Schmidt of WHYY’s PlanPhilly explains the effort could expand the state’s work to protect and engage with communities that face disproportionate environmental hazards.

(Original air-date: 3/29/22)

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Sophia Schmidt
Sophia Schmidt is a Delaware native, and covers the environment for WHYY’s PlanPhilly. Before coming to Philadelphia in 2021, Sophia reported on her home state of Delaware for Delaware Public Media and produced interviews for NPR’s “Weekend Edition.” Sophia was a 2021 Metcalf Fellow.
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