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EPISODE 5: Your Health, Your Zip Code, Your Life

EPISODE 5: Your Health, Your Zip Code, Your Life

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A child in Flint, Michigan is 3x more likely to have developmental delays than one 50 miles away. Ten years after the water crisis began, pipes remain contaminated with no deadline for fixes.This episode explores environmental racism in America - how zip codes determine life expectancy, why toxic facilities end up in Black and Brown neighborhoods, and what happens when profits matter more than people. We examine the 20-year life expectancy gap between neighborhoods and share what communities are doing to fight back.Topics discussed:• Flint's ongoing water crisis - 10 years later• How companies choose where to pollute• The health cost of environmental racism• Community-led solutions that workTake action for environmental justice:

🌐 americanhumanrightsinitiativefoundation.org

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