'Racism from the 1930s, and racist actions by people who are no longer alive, are still influencing inequality in air pollution exposure today,' the redlining study's lead author noted.
As the new study's researchers have shown, environmental pollution and attendant health problems are some of the most persistent harms of redlining. In neighborhoods the HOLC deemed the most unworthy of mortgages—areas with"infiltration of foreign-born, Negro, or lower grade population"—nitrogen dioxide levels were higher than the citywide average in 80% of the 202 cities analyzed. In contrast, NO2 levels were lower than average in 84% of the cities in the study.
"We've known about redlining and its other unequal impacts, but air pollution is one of the most important environmental health issues in the U.S." "These results can point the way toward targeted approaches for regulating emission sources and reducing exposures, as well as longer-term strategies to address discriminatory land-use decision-making that adversely impacts communities of color," she added.
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