94607: Oakland’s Childhood Asthma Hotspot
July 8, 2009 by admin
Filed under All Stories, Environment
West Oakland is pinned between the Bay Area’s largest, busiest port and two major commuter freeways, and is home to decades of legacy pollution, making this marginalized but determined community a hotspot for childhood asthma and other illnesses.
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Photography & Audio by Kim Komenich; produced by Kim Komenich, Josh Wilson and David Cohn for Newsdesk.org; Crowdfunded by Spot.Us. Part of the Bay Area Toxic Tour.
