EPA Finds Black Americans Face More Health-Threatening Air Pollution

InsideClimate News
By Phil McKennaMar 2, 2018, 3:50 am250 pts
Race, not poverty, was found to be the strongest predictor of exposure to PM 2.5, a health-damaging particle created when fossil fuels are burned. By Phil McKenna Black Americans are subjected to higher levels of air pollution than white Americans regardless of their wealth, researchers with the U.S.…

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