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Olatunde Johnson on Civil Rights and Climate Change

July 29, 2021

Olatunde C.A. Johnson of Columbia Law School is featured on the school’s final episode of the Defending the Planet podcast. She discusses climate change and how low-income communities and communities of color have greater exposure to harmful air and water pollution, and also reviews the legal strategies that can be used to impact government policies.

Listen to the podcast here.

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