Editing Environmental racism (section)

=== Pollution ===
[[File:Air pollution near homes.jpg|thumb|274x274px|A large quantity of gases released from a factory near apartments]]
[[File:Borewll drilling dust pollution.webm|thumb|Dust pollution from drilling contributes to high amounts of toxic air inhaled.]]
The southeastern part of the United States has experienced a large amount of pollution and minority populations have been hit with the brunt of those impacts. There are many cases of people who have died or are chronically ill from coal plants in places such as [[Detroit]], [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], and [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City]]. [[Tennessee]] and [[West Virginia]] residents are frequently subject to breathing toxic ash due to [[Rock blasting|blasting]] in the mountains for mining. Drought, flooding, the constant depletion of land and air quality determine the health and safety of the residents surrounding these areas. Communities of color and low-income status most often feel the brunt of these issues firsthand. There are many communities around the world that face the same problems. For example, the work of [[Desmond D'Sa]] focused on communities in South [[Durban]] where high pollution industries impact people forcibly relocated during [[Apartheid]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fight against blight |url=https://ensia.com/features/fight-against-blight/ |access-date=2023-10-19 |website=Ensia |language=en}}</ref>