TY - JOUR T1 - Freight routes harm health of nearby residents: People of color, low incomes disproportionately harmed JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - 13 LP - 13 VL - 52 IS - 8 AU - Mark Barna Y1 - 2022/10/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/52/8/13.1.abstract N2 - Seventy-two million people in the U.S. live in neighborhoods near ports, rail yards and freight routes. Fossil-fueled transportation of the goods creates dangerous levels of air pollution in nearby neighborhoods. In March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule that would set stronger standards to reduce pollution from heavy vehicles used in the freight sector. But more needs to be done, according to Candice Kim, MPH, project director at Moving Forward Network, a member organization that advocates for communities impacted by the freight transportation system. ER -