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Posts Tagged ‘environmental racism’

How Plastic Pollution Disproportionately Impacts Communities of Color

By Yasmeen Pauling | February 27, 2024

In Defend Our Health’s scathing report titled Hidden Hazards: The Chemical Footprint of a Plastic Bottle we found that 64% of residents who face serious cancer risks from ethylene oxide omissions (a toxic chemical used in the production of plastic) are people of color. Many of these communities are located along the Gulf Coast, infamously…

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