Often, low-income and minority communities are located close to highways, garbage dumps, and factories, where they are exposed to greater pollution and environmental health risk than the rest of the population.
A miúdo, as comunidades minoritarias e aqueles con poucos ingresos viven situados preto de autoestradas, vertedoiros e fábricas, onde están expostos a unha maior contaminación e perigo ambiental que o resto da poboación.