The legacy of U.S. racism has permeated the very air of its cities. In a textbook example of environmental racisim, a new study found that neighborhoods subject to discriminatory housing practices nearly 100 years ago still have higher levels of air pollution today.
Babies haven't spent a lot of time on the planet, but apparently it's still enough time to be exposed to lots of plastic. A new study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters found an average of 36,000 nanograms of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) microplastics (MP) per gram of infant feces, compared to 2,600 nanograms for adults.
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