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Climate initiative centers on Black Americans

Activist Valencia Gunder poses for a photo, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at her home in Miami. Gunder said she’s already seen the impacts of climate change in her home state of Florida and she’s been doing climate justice work on the ground in communities across the state, focusing on the impacts of rising sea levels, residential displacement and housing and food security work. Gunder said farmers in South Florida said they’ve started to see saltwater intrusion impacting crops. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) Activist Valencia Gunder poses for a photo, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at her home in Miami. Gunder said she’s already seen the impacts of climate change in her home state of Florida and she’s been doing climate justice work on the ground in communities across the state, focusing on the impacts of rising sea levels, residential displacement and housing and food security work. Gunder said farmers in South Florida said they’ve started to see saltwater intrusion impacting crops. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Climate initiative centers on Black Americans