Contaminated water, zero water: Plight of CA’s Black rural communities
Southern Californians will face new water restrictions starting June 1 due to extreme drought. But the circumstances are particularly worse for unincorporated communities along the banks of the San Joaquin Valley, known as colonias where mostly Black and Latino families have lived for decades. These problems are rooted in racial inequity and environmental injustice, according to David Bacon, who recently wrote about their lack of access to water.
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