- By FYH News Team
People in areas that were redlined 100 years ago are more likely to have more highways, more dumping grounds, and more air pollution
Millions of people in the eastern U.S. have been dealing with unhealthy air quality this past week owing to Canadian wildfires — but homeless and low-income people, outdoor workers, and people with preexisting health problems have been particularly vulnerable.
A smoky sepia haze blanketed New York City Wednesday as officials warned residents to don masks outdoors. By Thursday, the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., was hardly visible, and locals there were told to stay inside as much as possible. And for some people who had never experienced that kind of air pollution before, the consequences of it were suddenly being widely broadcast — including the potential health effects for elderly people, children, pregnant people, and those with preexisting health conditions, as well as the reality that air pollution may grow worse in a future shaped by climate change.
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