Being poor is literally bad for your health. That’s according to a new air pollution study by the University of Hong Kong. The poorer and more rundown the neighbourhoods, the worse the air gets. But of course, Hong Kong people already know that. The study helps quantify the problem, which its researchers call “environmental injustice”.
But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Overseas, a rich research literature by epidemiologists and social scientists has identified a range...
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