On the recordFebruary 5, 2019
I think of black and brown children forced to live in neighborhoods where the air quality standards are astonishingly low and the use of asthma inhalers is alarmingly high.
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congress.gov“I think of black and brown children forced to live in neighborhoods where the air quality standards are astonishingly low and the use of asthma inhalers is alarmingly high.”
Barragan points out the health risks faced by children in polluted communities.
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