Analysis Finds , Alarming Link Between , Race and Air Pollution in the US.<br />A recent analysis by 'The Guardian' took a look at <br />the places with the worst air pollution in the United States. <br />Here are some of the areas that made the list.<br />Birmingham, Alabama, According to the analysis, <br />one of the nation's most racially-segregated <br />cities is also one of the most polluted.<br />Central Atlanta, Similar to Birmingham, the analysis found <br />that in the most-polluted parts of the city near <br />interstates and the busiest air terminal in the U.S., <br />Black people comprise the largest racial group.<br />Central Atlanta, Similar to Birmingham, the analysis found <br />that in the most-polluted parts of the city near <br />interstates and the busiest air terminal in the U.S., <br />Black people comprise the largest racial group.<br />It’s true all over the country that, <br />a lot of the time, we put our highways <br />through African American communities. <br />That’s the story these maps tell, Brian Gist, an attorney with the Atlanta-based <br />Southern Environmental Law Center, via 'The Guardian'.<br />Central Pennsylvania, 'The Guardian' reports that this area has a lot of agriculture, <br />a transportation thoroughfare and industries that <br />include plastic manufacturing and metal fabrication.<br />Central Pennsylvania, 'The Guardian' reports that this area has a lot of agriculture, <br />a transportation thoroughfare and industries that <br />include plastic manufacturing and metal fabrication.<br />St. Louis Metro, According to 'The Guardian' analysis, the populations <br />in neighborhoods with the highest PM2.5 levels, or fine <br />particles of air pollution, were found to be 52% Black.<br />St. Louis Metro, According to 'The Guardian' analysis, the populations <br />in neighborhoods with the highest PM2.5 levels, or fine <br />particles of air pollution, were found to be 52% Black.<br />Houston, Similar to other U.S. pollution hotspots, <br />80% of residents in Houston's most <br />polluted tracts are people of color.<br />Houston, Similar to other U.S. pollution hotspots, <br />80% of residents in Houston's most <br />polluted tracts are people of color.<br />The polluting facilities are all located in our <br />neighborhoods. And then when we start <br />looking at which communities are most likely <br />to have elevated asthma, respiratory <br />problems, diabetes, heart disease, stroke <br />or COVID, it’s like, ‘Oh my God, it’s the same <br />map!’ That’s what we’re mad about, Robert Bullard, environmentalist and professor at Texas Southern University, via 'The Guardian'
