Green Options » shipping port http://greenoptions.com/tag/shipping-port Posts tagged 'shipping port' Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:16:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 94607: Oakland’s Childhood Asthma Hotspot http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/06/18/94607-oakland%e2%80%99s-childhood-asthma-hotspot/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/06/18/94607-oakland%e2%80%99s-childhood-asthma-hotspot/#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:16:34 +0000 Guest Contributor http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/06/18/94607-oakland%e2%80%99s-childhood-asthma-hotspot/ Editor’s Note: This was a multi-party contribution involving Kim Komenich (photos) Kwan Booth (text) NewsDesk.org (editing) Spot.Us (financial support). This is part of a series that we’ll be posting over the next week.

West Oakland is pinned between the Bay Area’s largest, busiest port and two major commuter freeways, and is home to decades of legacy pollution, making this marginalized but determined community a hotspot for childhood asthma and other illnesses.

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