Industrial plants have polluted the air and land in historic Black communities for over a century.

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The Tragedy of North Birmingham <[link removed]> Industrial plants in Birmingham, Alabama, have polluted the air and land in its historic Black communities for over a century. In an epicenter of environmental injustice, officials continue to fail to right the wrongs plaguing the city’s north side. by Max Blau, graphics by Shane Loeffler

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