And we're not only ignoring the very real historical legacy of environmental racism. And I worked for the newly created Office of Environmental justice under Bill Clinton back in the 1990s. And the fact that We knew even then that [environmental justice] was one of the ways to save the world. it's not shocking. It is further proof of the fascist ideology that undergirds this authoritarian regime. (52:10–52:16)
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