The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19, and Why It’s a Matter of Environmental Justice: Part 3, Kent County and Grand Rapids

By Hope O'Dell and Gregory Manni For some background to this article, and a look at healthcare disparity and environmental injustice in Michigan, read Part 2. Sergio Cira-Reyes was frustrated.…

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The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19, and Why It’s a Matter of Environmental Justice: Part 2, Healthcare Disparity and Energy Injustice

By Hope O'Dell and Gregory Manni  For some background to this article and a brief explanation of systemic racism, read Part 1 Dr. Khan Nedd, a specialist in internal medicine…

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The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19, and Why It’s a Matter of Environmental Justice: Part 1

By Hope O'Dell and Gregory Manni Sergio Cira-Reyes had seen the numbers. Black, Brown, and Indigenous people in the United States, and those in the ethnic minority, were catching COVID-19…

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