Above Photo: Alex Bandoni/ProPublica. Rutherford County court document obtained by ProPublica and Nashville Public Radio. And It’s Getting Worse. Newly Obtained Reports Show That Black Children In Rutherford County Are Locked Up More Than Twice As Often As Population Size Would Suggest. And As The Rest Of The Country Has Made Progress On Racial Disparities, The County Has Gotten Far Worse. Tennessee’s Rutherford County, which has been widely criticized for its juvenile justice system, has been jailing Black children at a disproportionately high rate, according to newly obtained data. And, in a departure from national trends, the county’s racial disparity is […]
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Above Photo: Shipping container trucks sit in traffic as the International Longshore and Warehouse Union strikes, putting a halt to most of the work at the busiest seaport complex in the nation on November 29, 2012 in Long Beach, California. David McNew/Getty Images. Diesel Vehicles Represented 5 Percent Of Traffic Through The Urban Areas But Emitted Up To Half Of All Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution. One Solution: Electrify Freight Trucks, School Buses And Other Heavy-Duty Vehicles. Studies have long pointed to air pollution in the United States disproportionately harming poor and minority communities. But a pair of recent studies that examined tailpipe […]
Last year, Indians received 72% of H-1B visas. Thousands who’d planned to immigrate to the U.S. this year must scrap or delay their plans. But some suggest the freeze may work to India’s advantage. (Image credit: Pawan Kumar/Reuters) Source link