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  • American Lung Association: A quarter of Americans live with polluted air

    Apr 20, 2023 11:30 am by CNNIllinois in the News
    smog in downtown Los Angeles. Image from Flickr/Metro Library and Archive

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    There’s a myth that only poor communities live with disproportionate pollution levels, says Chris Tessum, U of I professor of civil and environmental engineering. Tessum says race really is the determining factor.