In Florida, Gen Z Activists Step Into the Fight Against Sugarcane Burning

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Every year, farmers in South Florida set fire to more than 400,000 acres of sugarcane fields pre-harvest, creating a “black snow” of ash and soot that falls on the low-income communities nearby.

By Michelle Mairena and Kyndall Hubbard, Youthcast Media Group

Christine Louis-Jeune knew she was home when she saw ash falling from the sky and onto her windshield.

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