BELLEFONTE, Pa. – Pennsylvania has updated the criteria for how it defines “environmental justice areas,” communities that are more vulnerable to climate and health risks and that get special attention from the state. By Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College Photo credit: Screenshot via Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Roughly 2.3 million people live in one of these areas […]
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