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Inflation Reduction Act: Will low-income communities benefit?

Critics question whether the Inflation Reduction Act will help people of color and low-income communities as intended.

The community surrounding the Port of Los Angeles would benefit from pollution mitigation and clean-energy initiatives in the Inflation Reduction Act, said Congresswoman Nanette Diaz Barragán, a supporter of the legislation who represents the Southern California port area.

The late addition of oil and gas initiatives to the Inflation Reduction Act helped Democrats pass the sweeping legislation, but advocates for people of color and low-income communities fear the compromise will harm those groups.

The act is the U.S. government’s biggest effort yet to fight climate change, and it makes a targeted attempt to help groups historically hit hardest by the pollution fueling global warming — especially communities located by emissions-producing ports, highways and industrial facilities.

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