Climate change: Pollution hits low-income communities hardest

Abstract

There are a lot of questions surrounding California climate policy right now. For me, growing up in Watts, Los Angeles, the most important question is: how will state climate policies help low-income communities and communities of color?

Resource Type

Opinion/editorial

Author

Capitol Weekly

Resource URL

http://capitolweekly.net/pollution-low-income-communities-california/

Date

Aug 1, 2016

Organization Type

News

Health and Human Impact

Respiratory disease

Climate and Environmental Impact

Air pollution

Solution

Climate mitigation/GHG reduction

Other

Climate and environmental justice/health equity US policy Vulnerable populations Policy United states

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