Disability and Environmental Injustice: Seasonal Hotspots of Pollution and Temperature

Researchers detected 169 clusters of high environmental exposures in 21 cities, identifying areas where environmental risks are highest for marginalized groups. Philadelphia was notable for having the most hotspots and being the only city with clusters in both summer and winter.

This study analyzed multiple concurrent environmental exposures, including green space, air pollution, and temperature, among people with disabilities. The research focused on both summer and winter seasons in 2021 across the contiguous United States.

The abstract focuses on identifying environmental justice hotspots and quantifying environmental exposures; it does not provide personal how-to steps.

This study used local join count statistics to identify 169 environmental justice clusters in 21 cities across the contiguous United States in 2021. It also employed Kruskal-Wallis tests and Generalized Additive Models to quantify environmental exposures among disabled residents. The research addresses a knowledge gap regarding environmental injustices faced by people with disabilities.