More than four out of 10 Americans breathe polluted air where they live, a recent study finds.
The American Lung Association s annual State of the Air report, released earlier this month, also says people of color are 61% more likely to live in counties with unhealthy air compared to white people and that climate change is only making matters worse.
One place experiencing all of this firsthand is Imperial County, California, an agricultural community near the Mexico border that has a majority-Latino population and some of the worst air pollution in the country.
The ALA report grades counties based on levels of ozone and particle pollution. Imperial County received a failing grade.
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The fight to end the coronavirus devastation throughout California s heartland extends to the Mexico border, where migrant farmworkers heading north to pick lettuce, broccoli, carrots and other crops are offered a vaccination as soon as they enter the United States.
2021/04/03 23:14 FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, Hispanic farm workers wait in line to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Mecca, Calif. Volunteers in Ca. FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, Hispanic farm workers wait in line to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Mecca, Calif. Volunteers in California are working to ensure that the thousands of farmworkers who toil in the fields every day are receiving coronavirus vaccinations. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) FILE - In this March 3, 2021, file photo, farmworkers wait in line to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a County of Santa Clara mobile vaccinati.
California targets critical farmworkers for vaccinations
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and DAISY NGUYEN, Associated Press
April 3, 2021
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1of6FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2021, file photo, Hispanic farm workers wait in line to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Mecca, Calif. Volunteers in California are working to ensure that the thousands of farmworkers who toil in the fields every day are receiving coronavirus vaccinations.Jae C. Hong/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6FILE - In this March 3, 2021, file photo, farmworkers wait in line to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a County of Santa Clara mobile vaccination clinic at Monterey Mushrooms, an agricultural employer under the United Farm Workers union contract, in Morgan Hill, Calif. Volunteers in California are working to ensure that the thousands of farmworkers who toil in the fields every day are receiving coronavirus vaccinations.Jeff Chiu/APShow MoreShow Less