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After a recent press conference, Sofia Quinonez, a resident and a member of the East L.A. Boyle Heights Coalition (left) speaks to Mark Lopez, community organizer and special project coordinator of EYCEJ, which is a community group pushing for more progress in lead clean up in LA neighborhoods. Credit: Nova Blanco-Rico / CALÓ NEWS
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The cleanup is the largest environmental clean-up in state history. California has already allocated more than $750 million in taxpayer funding for cleanup and remediation efforts, soil testing, and community outreach. But the state and the federal government need to do more.
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