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A recent study by the Environmental Defense Fund showed communities near mega warehouses are exposed to more polluted air. More than 2 million Illinois residents primarily in low income and communities of color live within half a mile of one of the facilities. Lawmakers are reviewing The Warehouse Pollution Insights Act, which, if passed, would mandate owners to submit emissions data to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and expand its truck and air quality monitoring capacity. ...

Several Connecticut counties rank poorly in the latest State of the Air report by the American Lung Association. Four counties measured for ozone pollution received failing grades while three others got C's. The rankings stem from transportation emissions, the state's largest contributor to greenhouse gases. ...

Proliferation of hubs for online shopping disproportionately sited in low-income neighborhoods or communities of color

Mark Pantoni is "killing it" for Ohio State, Tim Walton is "the best secondary coach in America" and Ryan Day explains how the Buckeyes landed Caleb Downs.

Tech downgrades, it's just business, becoming a billionaire, and building useful things for useless people