Air pollution found to have greater mental health impact in New York’s historically redlined neighborhoods

University at Buffalo researchers found that, in New York State, the link between air pollutant exposure and ER visits for mental disorders was most pronounced in historically redlined communities. Credit: University at Buffalo Air pollution is bad for mental health. That much is clear. Now, new research shows the impact may be even worse in neighborhoods that were historically redlined. University at Buffalo researchers looked at 17 cities across New York State where longstanding federal housing policies once denied neighborhoods with people of color from receiving mortgages. Although this practice was outlawed in 1968, the researchers found that elevated levels Read More