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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Across the country, low-income communities of color face a disproportionate impact from the warming climate. One such place is East Palo Alto. It s just next door to Silicon Valley and more vulnerable to floods from rising seas. Ezra David Romero of member station KQED reports on how residents have mobilized to push for protection.
EZRA DAVID ROMERO, BYLINE: The first time it flooded in East Palo Alto, all the water reminded Appollonia Grey ‘Uhilamoelangi of her home back in Samoa, and it brought her joy.
APPOLLONIA GREY ‘UHILAMOELANGI: I was outside, swimming in the rain.
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