California's Pandemic Shutdowns Reveal How Traffic Pollutes Hispanic, Asian Communities

Yale e360
Apr 8, 2022, 9:06 pm287 pts
In California, communities of color tend to see higher levels of pollution than white communities, but it can be hard to discern the sources of the pollution. The state's Covd-19 stay-at-home orders offered some insight. According to a new study, the near-halt in traffic resulting from the orders revealed the…

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