Deadly air pollutant ‘disproportionately and systematically’ harms Americans of color, study finds Published April 28
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Print article WASHINGTON - Nearly every source of the nation’s most pervasive and deadly air pollutant disproportionately affects Americans of color, regardless of their location or income level, according to a study published Wednesday. The analysis of fine-particle matter, which includes soot, shows how decisions made decades ago about where to build highways and industrial plants continue to harm the health of Black, Latino and Asian Americans. The findings of researchers from five universities, published in the online journal Science Advances, provide the most detailed evidence to date of how Americans of color have not reaped the same benefits as White Americans, even though the country has made major strides in curbing pollution from cars, trucks, factories and other sources. The particles studied have diameters of no more than
Americans of color are disproportionately and systematically by deadly air pollutant, new scientific study finds
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The report cited benzene levels that regularly exceeded the 9 micrograms per cubic meter of air standard, set by the EPA, found at eight of the 13 flagged refineries. When refineries are flagged for exceeding the threshold, it s required that the company takes “corrective action” by the EPA.
The highest emitter of benzene in 2020 was Delek s Krotz Springs, La., refinery, exceeding more than three times the level at an average of more than 31 micrograms per cubic meter.
A Delek spokesperson told Reuters, “Delek is focused on serving as a good steward of the environment and supportive member of the communities in which we operate.
America s Chicken Wing Shortage is Bad for the Planet
On 4/28/21 at 4:20 PM EDT
America s demand for chicken wings continues to shape the food industry, as some restaurant owners find themselves shelling out more $3 per pound for wings.
Increased demand for takeout and comfort food put wing consumption on the rise in 2020, The National Chicken Council reported. That demand, coupled with the biggest day for wing eating Super Bowl Sunday and devastation from the winter storms in Texas, has shrunken the popular poultry product to a relatively short supply.
A U.S. chicken farm.
Sascha Schuermann/Getty One of the biggest challenges in the industry is to get the optimum value for the whole chicken produced, Fabian Brockötter, editor in chief of Poultry World magazine, told
Air Monitoring at five Louisiana refineries revealed benzene above EPA action level
4/28/2021
Cancer-causing benzene emissions from oil refineries exceeded the federal action level for five refineries in Louisiana last year, putting at risk the health of neighboring communities.
Nationally, 13 refineries had benzene monitoring readings at their fencelines in 2020 that averaged above EPA’s action level, a regulatory threshold that requires companies to investigate and take action to reduce the dangerous pollution.
That was more than the 11 refineries nationally over EPA’s action level in 2019, and two in Louisiana that year, according to a report by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), “Environmental Justice and Refinery Pollution.”
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