Danger in the air

People on both sides of the U.S.- Mexico border suffer from severe air pollution. It’s a public health threat and little is being done to alleviate it.

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Source:World Health Organization, California Air Resources Board, IVAN Air Monitoring,California Environmental Health Tracking Program, Imperial County Air Pollution Control District, Baja California Environmental Protection Department (SPA), Directory of the Baja California Maquiladora Industry  Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), Mexico’s National Population Council (CONAPO) and Desert Sun reporting. Photos by Zoë Meyers/The Desert Sun.