The people who face the greatest threat from potential toxic chemical disasters are disproportionately low-income, black, or Latino, according to a study released Thursday by three environmental groups. Compared to the national average, the 134 million people who live closest to U.S. chemical facilities are 75 percent more likely to be black, 60
Low-Income, Black, And Latino Americans Face Highest Risk Of Chemical Spills
Daria Hernandez holds her twenty-month-old son, Ivan at her home Wednesday February, 3, 2010 in Kettleman City, Calif. Ivan has suffered through two surgeries to repair a cleft palate and his mother believes it is a birth defect because they live three miles downwind from the biggest hazardous waste landfill west of the Mississippi. (AP […]