Air pollution and racial/ethnic minorities in U.S. | News | Harvard …
Jan 12, 2022 · Boston, MA – Certain groups in the U.S.—Blacks, Asians, Hispanics, Latinos, and low-income populations—are being exposed to higher levels of dangerous fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) than other groups, according to new research from …
Study Finds Exposure to Air Pollution Higher for People of Color ...
Sep 20, 2021 · The findings expand a body of evidence showing that African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, and other people of color are disproportionately exposed to a regulated air pollutant called fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).
People of Color Breathe More Hazardous Air. The Sources Are …
Apr 28, 2021 · Black people were exposed to higher-than-average concentrations from all major emissions groups, while white people were exposed to lower-than-average concentrations from almost all categories.
What Caused Racial Disparities in Particulate Exposure to Fall?
We use quantile regression to show that a significant portion of the convergence in Black-White exposure is attributable to differential impacts of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in Black and White communities. Areas with larger Black populations saw greater CAA-related declines in PM2.5.
Whites Contribute More To Air Pollution — Minorities Bear The ... - NPR
Mar 11, 2019 · Blacks and Hispanics are exposed to higher levels of air pollution than whites, yet whites consume more of the goods and services that cause it, according to new research.
More Black Americans die from effects of air pollution
Jul 16, 2024 · A new study by Stanford Medicine researchers and collaborators, which takes into account both exposure to air pollution and susceptibility to its harms, found that Black Americans are significantly more likely to die from causes related to air pollution, compared with other racial and ethnic groups. They face a double jeopardy: more exposure to ...
People of color hardest hit by air pollution from nearly all sources
Apr 28, 2021 · A new study from researchers at multiple universities, including the University of Washington, models peoples’ exposure to air pollution — based on race/ethnicity and income level — and shows that exposure disparities among people of color and white people are driven by nearly all, rather than only a few, emission source types.
Evidence shows the Clean Air Act has reduced racial disparities in ...
Oct 9, 2020 · A recent study, anchored by new satellite-based measures of air quality, found some encouraging news: The gap between Black and white Americans’ particulate exposure has declined over the past two decades, due largely to enforcement of the Clean Air Act in the country’s most polluted areas.
The analysis confirms that African Americans tend to live in the most polluted areas nationally. However, this Black-White gap in mean pollution exposure has closed substantially since the turn of the century. The mean gap in pollution exposure has converged from 1.5μg/m3 in 2000 to only 0.5μg/m3 in 2015.
Despite cleaner air, pollution disparities for people of color …
Dec 15, 2021 · University of Washington researchers investigated disparities in exposure to six major air pollutants in 1990, 2000 and 2010 by comparing models of air pollution levels to census data — including where people live, their racial/ethnic background and their income status.