In a study published by the National Academy of Sciences in 2019, it was found that African Americans are exposed to significantly more pollution than they produce, compared to their white counterparts. Why are African Americans experiencing negative environmental effects at disproportionately higher rates? Why do these disparities exist in the first place? In the podcast The Inequitable Impacts of the Environment on Health, race, socio-economic status, and zip code are used to determine one's susceptibility to experiencing negative health effects caused by the environment. Multiple environmental policy professionals are brought in to discuss why we consistently see communities of color disproportionately faced with environmental risks.

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