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March 14, 2026Journal of Urban HealthOpen Access

Redlining, Community Wealth, and Air Pollution: A Tale of Three Cities—Boston, Nashville, and Detroit

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JKJorja KahnBrigham and Women's HospitalHLHeike Luttmann-GibsonHarvard UniversityJBJeff BlossomHarvard University

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Longitudinal associations reveal persistent racial disparities in air pollution exposure related to historical redlining.

Key Points

  • This research investigates how historical redlining affects air pollution exposure in three U.S. cities.
  • Analyzed air pollution data for PM2.5 and NO2 from 2000 to 2016.
  • Utilized digitized redlining maps and census data for analysis.
  • Evaluated socio-economic demographics and community resources.
  • Overall air pollution levels declined across all cities.
  • NO2 exposure disparities persisted in Boston and widened in Nashville.
  • Detroit showed similar NO2 levels regardless of redlining history by 2016.

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Kahn et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4add218185d8a39801bdfhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-025-01052-0
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