Hard Truths from Hard Data.

SPECIAL REPORT Black people face some of the highest cancer and asthma rates in the U.S., statistics that are inarguably linked to the environment in which someone lives, works and plays. Community composition of areas in the U.S.* that DO host a commercial hazardous waste facility.** Community composition of areas in the U.S. That DO NOT host a commercial hazardous waste facility. More than 30 years after Bullard's Houston studies, the researchers found that a link between race and location of hazardous waste sites (host areas) in the U.S. persists. Community composition of areas in the U.S. That DO host a commercial hazardous waste facility.** Community composition of areas in the U.S. That DO NOT host a commercial hazardous waste facility. [Extracted from the article]