Durham, North Carolina -- December 2019
Betsy Smith, an ecologist who retired in June after 20 years working at the EPA's Office of Research and Development, poses for a portrait at Hollow Rock, a watershed protected by the EPA near her home in Durham, North Carolina. Smith’s work at the EPA included protecting communities affected by climate change and environmental inequalities.
CREDIT: Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times
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