TY - JOUR T1 - Energy justice: Addressing racism in minority communities — Q&A with NAACP’s Jacqui Patterson JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 10 LP - 10 VL - 50 IS - 8 AU - Aaron Warnick Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/50/8/10.abstract N2 - In the U.S., racism is reflected in the very air people breathe. Because of structural racism, minorities have had to live in unhealthy areas near power plants and industries that pollute the air. Blacks, Hispanics and Asians have a higher risk of premature death from particle pollution than whites in the U.S. The Nation’s Health spoke with NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program Director Jacqui Patterson, MPH, MSW, about racial and energy justice. ER -