But man, the rich communities don't like it when a highway goes through either, right? And they have a lot of the power that leads to this. There is a genuine despoiling of the environment. My colleague Derek likes to talk about the moment in Los Angeles. I think it's in the 40s or 50s where people wake up and think there's been a chemical attack from Japanese. (24:51–24:58)
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