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1199 MEMBERS SPEAK OUT ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Krystyna Garncarz, PCA at Staten Island Hospital.
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Emilia Arendacova, PCA at Staten Island Hospital
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Nancy Fisher,
Clerical Associate at Staten Island Hospital

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