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“The Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality monitors are disproportionately positioned in whiter neighborhoods in the US, leaving communities of color less protected from dangerous pollutants like particulate matter, ozone, nitrous dioxide and lead, among others, new research finds.”
White US neighborhoods have more EPA air quality monitors, study finds
Disproportionate placement of devices leaves communities of color less protected from dangerous pollutants
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:04 PM
“The Environmental Protection Agency’s air quality monitors are disproportionately positioned in whiter neighborhoods in the US, leaving communities of color less protected from dangerous pollutants like particulate matter, ozone, nitrous dioxide and lead, among others, new research finds.”