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Local Environment
The International Journal of Justice and Sustainability
Volume 27, 2022 - Issue 5
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Defying gravity: environmental justice rises in California’s capital city

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Pages 554-569 | Received 29 Jun 2020, Accepted 24 Feb 2022, Published online: 16 Mar 2022

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