Summary
A new study reveals that EPA air quality monitors are disproportionately located in predominantly white U.S. neighborhoods, leaving communities of color under-monitored and more vulnerable to pollutants like particulate matter, ozone, and sulfur dioxide.
These pollutants are linked to serious health issues, including asthma and cancer.
Researchers found significant gaps in monitor placement in areas inhabited by marginalized groups, possibly due to political influence and systemic racism.
The study calls for improved data collection, including satellite imagery, to ensure equitable monitoring and better protection for all communities.
Unless they specifically accounted for the just general wealth of communities this is quite literally nothing new
Well, yes. Those things are expensive. Unless there’s a federal program, it’s going to stay that way.
That’s not going to matter much after trump is president.
