Michael Prado, Celina Mahabir | Civil Eats

Authors

Michael Prado is President of Sultana Community Services District. As a long-time resident of Sultana, he has witnessed firsthand the type of environmental injustice that rural communities of color face, and has channeled his experiences into fighting for the human right to water.

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A resident of Porterville, California, carries a case of bottled water for use at home. (Photo credit: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)