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Children playing nearby air pollution sources in Detroit’s Delray neighborhood. Image: Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
By Jakkar Aimery
Capital News Service
Serious health problems like increasing asthma rates among children in Detroit’s Black and Hispanic communities have been linked to what local organizations call environmental injustices as a result of low air quality and polluted neighborhoods.
“Detroit is a heavy industrial city that has a legacy of pollution through the auto industry and segregation practices like redlining, which has made it a poster child for environmental injustice,” said Catherine Diggs, the manager of programs and outreach at Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice. ....

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