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Do You Live Near the Toxic 100?
By Traci Blackmon — 2020
It’s any parent’s worst nightmare: racing their child to the hospital because they can’t breathe. Twenty-five million Americans have asthma—and it’s the third-ranking cause of hospitalization among children under 15. The nightmare scenario is an ever-increasing reality as the rates of asthma continue to rise, exacerbated by air pollution.
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