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Residents Harmed by Oil Drilling May Soon Receive Reparations Under New California Law
Wired1 min read

While lawmakers iron out the details, advocates hope this approach could serve as a model for addressing histories of environmental hazards often concentrated in Black and low-income neighborhoods.
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