Wisconsin ranks third worst in country for air pollution exposure disparities

An analysis from the environmental advocacy group Clean Wisconsin has found the state ranks as the third worst in the country for racial disparities in exposure to harmful air pollution.

According to the analysis, people of color in Wisconsin are exposed to 26 percent more harmful particulate matter than white residents. That number jumps to 41 percent for the state`s Black population. The only states to see a bigger racial disparity in the analysis are New York and Pennsylvania...