West Eugene Community Health
Polluting industries surround homes, schools and parks in West Eugene, causing disproportionate health impacts in nearby neighborhoods.
In West Eugene, 550,000 pounds of toxic emissions were released in 2019. This pollution - emitted in the 97402 zip code area - accounted for 96% of all the emissions released in the City of Eugene that year, and every year. Polluted air in West Eugene persists due to outdated zoning laws, housing built near pollution and weak air regulations. Air pollution is linked to heart ailments, lung disease, asthma attacks, cancer, and an overall reduction in life expectancy. These conditions have become the lived experience of the West Eugene community.
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Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
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Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.