Climate Change
In the ‘Armpit of the Universe,’ a Window Into the Persistent Inequities of Environmental Policy
Researchers found that the effectiveness of the Clean Air Act is often a function of race and socio-economic factors. In Clairton, Pennsylvania, residents say they see that firsthand.
Germaine Gooden-Patterson has lived in Clairton, Pennsylvania, for more than 15 years, but it wasn’t until she began a job as a community health worker in 2019 that she understood how much air pollution was affecting her neighbors’ lives—and her own.
In the ‘Armpit of the Universe,’ a Window Into the Persistent Inequities of Environmental Policy