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CityLab Daily: Beto O’Rourke Is Serious on Environmental Justice
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Rainy day fund: Many of the Democratic presidential candidates have incorporated the idea of environmental justice into their climate plans. For Beto O’Rourke, an emphasis on racial justice in his climate policy is deeply tied to his home state, where Hurricane Harvey and other recent storms have ravaged black and Latino Texas communities.