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Summer's social unrest highlights environmental racism in the U.S.

The ongoing social unrest over police brutality has underscored other injustices, like environmental racism. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli speaks with a resident of Cancer Alley -- home to more than 150 chemical plants -- about his fight for unpolluted air. and Peggy Shepard, the founder of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, joins CBSN to discuss why President Trump's decision to roll back parts of NEPA could be detrimental to some communities of color.
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