Police all over the United States are shooting tear gas, a chemical weapon, into crowds of protesters...during a deadly pandemic...in cities that have the worst air pollution in the country.
I talk about all that in my latest Color of Climate for @ozm.
onezero.medium.com/the-hidden-cos…
I talk about all that in my latest Color of Climate for @ozm.
onezero.medium.com/the-hidden-cos…
Many of the cities w/ ongoing protests have large populations of Black & Latinx people AND poor air quality.
A 2019 study found that Black and Latinx people deal w/ the brunt of air pollution even though white people are mainly to blame for creating it.
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A 2019 study found that Black and Latinx people deal w/ the brunt of air pollution even though white people are mainly to blame for creating it.
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And health experts agree that tear gas exposure can increase the likelihood of catching coronavirus and having severe complications from the disease.
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So it's possible that Black people and their allies are being exposed a chemical weapon during protests in cities with poor air quality during a deadly pandemic. Risk multipliers abound...
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Some experts are worried about the environmental impacts of police using tear gas.
“Tear gas contaminates agriculture and groundwater,” @drfigtree, who wrote a book on the history of tear gas, tells @ozm.
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“Tear gas contaminates agriculture and groundwater,” @drfigtree, who wrote a book on the history of tear gas, tells @ozm.
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Here's that 2019 study I referenced: pnas.org/content/116/13…
