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This frequency with which polluting industries are built in these communities is evidence of ongoing environmental injustice. Growing up i n Michigan, the rapid consolidation of dairy farms due to industrializedagriculture led her family to the very difficult decision to sell their dairy. Contact SRAP’s Help Hotline.
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