Low-income communities of color in the U.S. are exposed to higher levels of pollution, studies have found. Scientists are racing to understand if that plays a role in the coronavirus crisis, particularly since minorities are disproportionately dying. nyti.ms/3cFCFOj
Vicki Dobbins lives in one of the most polluted ZIP codes in Michigan. Her county has seen over 2,000 coronavirus deaths so far, and Dobbins herself contracted Covid-19. Now she questions the polluters in her area. 
The science is preliminary. While it’s impossible to say with certainty that someone was made more vulnerable to the coronavirus because of pollution, studies of other respiratory diseases have shown that long-term exposure to air pollution increases the risk of those illnesses.
Our climate reporter @HirokoTabuchi spoke to residents of communities in Michigan, Texas and California about pollution and their experiences during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here. nyti.ms/3cFCFOj
