The first, second, and third worst places to breathe on the air quality index are San Bernardino, San Bernardino, and San Bernardino.pic.twitter.com/RD0Rict9IS
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The first, second, and third worst places to breathe on the air quality index are San Bernardino, San Bernardino, and San Bernardino.pic.twitter.com/RD0Rict9IS
Liberal California is often lauded as the state that gets the environment right. Yet we still have horrid hot spots in communities of color.
But, because white journalists continue to hammer out stories about policies and not people, this gets overlooked.
The EPA says San Bernardino's air quality is HAZARDOUS (not just unhealthy or very unhealthy) today. But it's invisible people breathing it.
Anytime a region goes hazardous on the air quality index, it should be a MAJOR STORY. But it's a story about people of color, so it's not.
Reminder that I'm still a writer for hire. I understand the science and I know the people. But I'm latina, and that works against me.
Also: please don't be one of the employed writers poaching my twitter feed to get credit for this story. It's so tacky.
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