articleEnvironmental Science & Technology LettersMar 9, 2022GREEN OA

Historical Redlining Is Associated with Present-Day Air Pollution Disparities in U.S. Cities

University of California, Berkeley · University of Washington

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Abstract

Are substantially larger by historical HOLC grade than they are by race and ethnicity. However, within each HOLC grade, racial and ethnic air pollution exposure disparities persist, indicating that redlining was only one of the many racially discriminatory policies that impacted communities. Our findings illustrate how redlining, a nearly 80-year-old racially discriminatory policy, continues to shape systemic environmental exposure disparities in the United States.

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  • Ethnic group
  • Environmental justice
  • Air pollution
  • Geography
  • Pollution
  • Investment (military)
  • Demographic economics
  • Environmental health
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Reduced inequalities
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