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Garden Grove’s chemical emergency is a warning for other communities near plastics factories

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Veronica Herrera Veronica Herrera is a professor of urban planning at UCLA and a researcher studying the effects of the plastics supply chain on health and the environment. Tens of thousands of Garden Grove residents recently returned home after […]

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Veronica Herrera Veronica Herrera is a professor of urban planning at UCLA and a researcher studying the effects of the plastics supply chain on health and the environment. Tens of thousands of Garden Grove residents recently returned home after […]

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According to Palo Alto Online, Garden Grove’s chemical emergency is a warning for other communities near plastics factories reports that This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Veronica Herrera Veronica Herrera is a professor of urban planning at UCLA and a researcher studying the effects of the plastics supply chain on health and the environment. Tens of thousands of Garden Grove residents recently returned home after […]

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