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Pledge drive urges funding for racially diverse climate efforts
Smoke billows from a Marathon Petroleum refinery near a neighborhood in southwest Detroit.
(Romain Blanquart / Detroit Free Press)
By Kat Stafford
DETROIT
Ashindi Maxton was distraught as she toured neighborhoods in Detroit’s 48217 ZIP Code and met residents who live in one of the most polluted communities in Michigan.
They live against the backdrop of heavy industrial sites that have long been a major concern in the nation’s largest Black-majority city, which has some of the country’s highest asthma rates among children and a lengthy history of environmental concerns.
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DETROIT Ashindi Maxton was distraught as she toured neighborhoods in Detroit’s 48217 ZIP code and met residents who live in one of the most polluted communities in Michigan.
They live against the backdrop of heavy industrial sites that have long been a major concern in the nation’s largest Black-majority city, which has some of the country’s highest asthma rates among children and a lengthy history of environmental concerns.
Residents shared stories of loved ones who grew sick after living in close proximity to the industrial sites, and also noted it’s often hard to breathe because of a thick, chemical stench that is most profound in the summer.