People of Color Breathe More Hazardous Air. The Sources Are Everywhere.
Researchers uncovered stark disparities between white people and minorities across thousands of categories of pollution, including trucks, industry, agriculture and even restaurants.
A home near the Marathon Petroleum Company refinery in River Rouge, near Detroit.Credit.Emily Rose Bennett for The New York Times
April 28, 2021
Over the years, a mountain of evidence has brought to light a stark injustice: Compared with white Americans, people of color in the United States suffer disproportionately from exposure to pollution.
Now, a new study on a particularly harmful type of air pollution shows just how broadly those disparities hold true. Black Americans are exposed to more pollution from every type of source, including industry, agriculture, all manner of vehicles, construction, residential sources and even emissions from restaurants. People of color more broadly, including Black and Hispanic people and Asia
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A Childrenâs Bible by Lydia Millet. Even just assembling a general reading list by Black and Indigenous folks can be instrumental, since for a long time the environmental movement has been predominantly white.
âIf folks can take the time and take the steps to decolonize and diversify the content theyâre consuming about the climate crisis and broaden their understanding beyond just saving the polar bears, recycling, using metal straws,â Agrawal-Hardin says, âand rather turning to Indigenous knowledge or putting Black families and women first ⦠it s really radical and important that individuals start to understand why those things are of importance when it comes to the environment.â
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WASHINGTON, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ U.S. Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry will address Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) scientists, organizations and funders during the upcoming BIPOC Climate Justice Dialogue 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2020. The day-long virtual event will provide an opportunity for climate leaders to discuss national climate goals and priorities with top administration officials and federal agency representatives in advance of the Biden-Harris Leader s Climate Summit taking place on Earth Day.
Convened by the
HBCU Green Fund, Land Peace Foundation, BIPOC Climate Scholars Project, and U.S. Action for Climate Empowerment Coordinating Team, climate leaders will discuss BIPOC priorities for a just transition, culturally responsive climate action, and will also introduce the community-driven U.S. framework for Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE), as recommended in Article 12 of the Paris
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