air quality Archives — Sahan Journal

State and national studies show that people of color, low-income earners, and residents of neighborhoods impacted by historic racist policies–redlining–fare worse than others on low air quality days. Many of those neighborhoods are closer to industrial plants and freeways, which contribute to poor air quality.

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High temperatures and lower air quality will hit the Twin Cities this week. Learn how to track air quality reports and protect your health.

Marvin Roger Anderson was displaced from St. Paul’s historically Black Rondo Neighborhood as a child when Interstate 94 was constructed. Now in his 80s, he sees promise in a plan to reconnect the area.

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