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In Ivy City, Redevelopment Moves Forward While Pollution Concerns Remain

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In Ivy City, Redevelopment Moves Forward While Pollution Concerns Remain
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For decades, the historic Black neighborhood of Ivy City in Northeast Washington, DC, has been treated as an industrial sacrifice zone, leaving its residents to battle severe environmental pollution alongside intense redevelopment pressures. As new investment pours into the area, grassroots resistance led by local organizers is fighting to ensure that community healing and environmental justice take priority over corporate gentrification.








By Kaitlyn Sullivan



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