Pollution from freight traffic disproportionately impacts communities of color across 52 US cities

ScienceDaily
Oct 7, 2021, 12:22 pm124 ptsTrending
In urban areas across the U.S., low-income neighborhoods and communities of color experience an average of 28% more nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution than higher-income and majority-white neighborhoods. The disparity is driven primarily by proximity to trucking routes on major roadways, where diesel trucks are…

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