Words Have Power addresses diversity, justice, equity, the health consequences of fossil fuel use and the courage to speak out. Ten-year-old Jaysa, from Bridgeport, Connecticut, has asthma and wonders why the landfill, sewage treatment plant and coal-fired power plants are all in her neighborhood. Could it be a “case of environmental racism?” She rallies the community and helps get the power plant shut down and realized that “words have power.”

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