Most African Americans live near a power plant. Sixty-eight percent of African Americans live within 30 miles of a coal-fired power plant — the distance within which the maximum effects of the smokestack plume are expected to occur. By comparison, about 56% of the white population live within 30 miles of a coal-fired power plant. This report from Clear the Air details the disproportionate affects of power plant pollution on African Americans in the United States.
Air of Injustice: African Americans and Power Plant Pollution
