When Kiely Quintero thinks of the ideal future for the Parkrose neighborhood, where she lives and goes to school, she envisions a healthy, thriving community with accessible grocery stores and welcoming spaces for all. But Quintero says she’s already felt the impacts of environmental injustice living in the Parkrose neighborhood. The outer Northeast Portland neighborhood is located near some of the city’s major diesel truck throughways, and its residents experience disproportionately poor air quality compared.
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As western Oregon and southwest Washington continue to thaw from the week-long winter storm, schools are canceling classes Friday while ice remains on the ground.