From the Institute for Social Research (ISR) comes a story on the effects of air pollution on children.
“Air pollution from industrial sources near Michigan public schools jeopardizes children’s health and academic success . . . The researchers found that schools located in areas with the state’s highest industrial air pollution levels had the lowest attendance rates—an indicator of poor health—as well as the highest proportions of students who failed to meet state educational testing standards.”
“Our findings show that schools in Michigan were disproportionately located in places with high levels of air pollution from industrial sources. In addition, we found that Michigan’s minority students bear a disproportionately high share of the air pollution burden,” said Paul Mohai, a professor at the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment and a faculty associate at ISR.
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