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Poor Minorities More Likely to Live Near Superfund, Brownfield Sites.
Crain's New York Business, October, 2000
Residents with incomes below the poverty level tend to live near contaminated sites, exposing them to toxic pollution, according to a recent study. About 870,000 of 1.9 million federally subsidized apartments are built within a mile of factories reporting toxic emissions, researchers for the University of Texas-Dallas and the Dallas Morning News found.
Pollution released included lawful emissions and accidental spills. While the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds the apartments, the local governments determine where to put the housing, said Secretary Andrew Cuomo. Economics also played a role, the Morning News reported. When residents climbed the financial ladder and moved, the homes they left were inexpensive enough for municipalities to...
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