Across the U.S., Americans are fighting for better air quality and healthy living standards where they live.
In “Facing the Facts: Environmental Justice,” we take you to those cities where you’ll hear from residents working to better their communities.
Here are some of the people you’ll meet and the places you’ll go when you watch our special.
Illinois
In Chicago, Angela Tova knows firsthand what pollution, especially from flames and smoke of nearby steel mills, can do to a family.
“Two out of the four of us suffered from very severe asthma growing up,” she said. “You know, that’s not a connection that you make at the time. Not a lot of criticism back then of the pollution impacts of steel production.”
Watch to find out how Tovar and others are working to implement policy changes to protect communities that are still centers of industry in the city.
Pennsylvania
Neighbors in Chester, …