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Proliferation of hubs for online shopping disproportionately sited in low-income neighborhoods or communities of color
Hundreds of mega-warehouses have been built in Illinois for online shopping in recent years and the rise in delivery trucks is polluting neighborhoods already burdened with poor air quality, a new study says.
Two million people in Illinois live within a half-mile of large warehouses, which are disproportionately located in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.
A new report by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) identified at least 2,400 leased warehouses covering 632m sq ft – a 33% rise from the previous decade.
Noise, pollution, danger: how Amazon warehouses upended a sleepy New York neighborhood
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“When you order a new toothbrush online or a new pair of shoes, these items are generally stored in large warehouses that are increasingly being built across our communities,” said Sam Becker, global clean air project manager at the EDF and author of the report.
“They’re brought to your door generally by a truck that’s burning diesel, emitting harmful pollutants into the communities that it’s passing through.”
Tailpipes of diesel trucks spew black carbon, nitrogen oxide and fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, into the air. Exposure to these pollutants increases the risk of childhood asthma, pre-term births, heart disease and stroke. Children, elderly and pregnant people are especially vulnerable to traffic-related air pollution.
The report findings show that these mega-warehouses are largely concentrated in communities of color. Hispanic, Black and low-income people live near warehouses at rates that are 195%, 137% and 125% more likely, respectively, than would be expected from statewide demographics.
I suspect that no matter what any data showed, the "Environmental Defense Fund" was going to find an issue.
Has ANY ''environmental group'' EVER invented ANYTHING that dramatically reduced pollution but was usable, cost effective, and actually worked?
Are they are so hard-up for attention that they now have toss-out the "race" card?
Hell, we have a couple "mega warehouses" in my deep red AO and the closest "people of color" are ten miles away in either direction. The median income of the area is much higher than the national average too.
I bet if they were to try to close them down, the "people of color" that work in those places would hunt them down and string them up if they showed-up on site.
Hey EDF....Do Data Centers if you really want something to do that might help.
Hundreds of mega-warehouses have been built in Illinois for online shopping in recent years and the rise in delivery trucks is polluting neighborhoods already burdened with poor air quality, a new study says.
Two million people in Illinois live within a half-mile of large warehouses, which are disproportionately located in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color.
A new report by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) identified at least 2,400 leased warehouses covering 632m sq ft – a 33% rise from the previous decade.
Noise, pollution, danger: how Amazon warehouses upended a sleepy New York neighborhood
Read more
“When you order a new toothbrush online or a new pair of shoes, these items are generally stored in large warehouses that are increasingly being built across our communities,” said Sam Becker, global clean air project manager at the EDF and author of the report.
“They’re brought to your door generally by a truck that’s burning diesel, emitting harmful pollutants into the communities that it’s passing through.”
Tailpipes of diesel trucks spew black carbon, nitrogen oxide and fine particulate matter, or PM 2.5, into the air. Exposure to these pollutants increases the risk of childhood asthma, pre-term births, heart disease and stroke. Children, elderly and pregnant people are especially vulnerable to traffic-related air pollution.
The report findings show that these mega-warehouses are largely concentrated in communities of color. Hispanic, Black and low-income people live near warehouses at rates that are 195%, 137% and 125% more likely, respectively, than would be expected from statewide demographics.
I suspect that no matter what any data showed, the "Environmental Defense Fund" was going to find an issue.
Has ANY ''environmental group'' EVER invented ANYTHING that dramatically reduced pollution but was usable, cost effective, and actually worked?
Are they are so hard-up for attention that they now have toss-out the "race" card?
Hell, we have a couple "mega warehouses" in my deep red AO and the closest "people of color" are ten miles away in either direction. The median income of the area is much higher than the national average too.
I bet if they were to try to close them down, the "people of color" that work in those places would hunt them down and string them up if they showed-up on site.
Hey EDF....Do Data Centers if you really want something to do that might help.
