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Lara Cushing

joined in Sep 12, 2023

Assistant Professor at UCLA.

Cushing has 1 break published.

The Lingering Shadow of Redlining: Fossil Fuel Power Plants and Air Pollution

Why are some communities more burdened by air pollution than others? People of color including Black, Hispanic, and Asian Americans are more likely to live in neighborhoods with poor air quality. Breathing dirty air aggravates asthma and heart disease and is estimated to cause 100,000... click to read more

Lara Cushing | Assistant Professor at UCLA

Shiwen Li | PhD student at

air pollution

energy

racism

environmental justice

Reading time 4 min

published on Sep 13, 2023

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