Listen 5 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article ShareThe Biden administration has pledged to address deadly air pollution disparities in communities of color that resulted from historically racist policy decisions. AdvertisementThat colorblind approach might lead to modest reductions in exposure disparities, said the report, which was published Thursday, but “it may not ameliorate the frequently larger disparities by race-ethnicity.”In most cases, the report said, race and ethnicity — not income — reflect the largest air pollution disparities. The Clean Air Act has dramatically improved air quality for all Americans since its adoption in the 1970s, but gaping racial disparities continue to exist. The report focused on fine particulate matter pollution when investigating the impact of using a colorblind strategy to alleviate poor air quality. With Justice40 intervention based on factors that do not include race, air quality would dramatically improve for everyone, but for those racial groups, the disparities will still continue.

Source: Washington Post July 21, 2023 14:21 UTC