Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: From 'Asthma Alley' to Green Spaces - A Field Trip With South Bronx Unite
July 12, 2024
July 12, 2024
NEW YORK, July 12 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
By Conor O'Brien
The South Bronx is a coastal community without a waterfront. Severed from the shore, two South Bronx neighborhoods--Mott Haven and Port Morris--are saturated with waste facilities, power plants and warehouses, and crisscrossed with highways that carry diesel trucks throughout the community. Local residents experience significantly more asthma . . .
By Conor O'Brien
The South Bronx is a coastal community without a waterfront. Severed from the shore, two South Bronx neighborhoods--Mott Haven and Port Morris--are saturated with waste facilities, power plants and warehouses, and crisscrossed with highways that carry diesel trucks throughout the community. Local residents experience significantly more asthma . . .