When Pollution Becomes a Public Health Issue
Rosa Perea spends many days struggling to help her five-year old son, Yousef Abdallah, control his severe asthma . Her Chicago neighborhood is home to numerous polluting industries—most of which emit soot and smog pollution . “It’s so hard,” Perea says, “before this I’ve never been close or had anybody in my family who had asthma, but now I realized how difficult it is to control it, and make sure he takes medicine and stays well. I’ve had to ta… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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When Pollution Becomes a Public Health Issue
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