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When a toxic metal foundry finally shut down in East Oakland after years of community organizing, residents celebrated a hard-won victory. But as our environmental reporter discovered, a new polluter was allowed to move in with the city’s blessing. This story reveals how environmental enforcement works — or doesn’t work — in Oakland, and the powerful force of engaged residents fighting for their neighborhoods.

Host Tasneem Raja talks with environmental reporter Callie Rhoades about her investigation into the AB&I foundry saga, the broken coordination between city and county agencies, and the broader pattern of Oakland residents taking environmental justice into their own hands. Answer three questions to make the Oakland

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