Low-Income Residents and People of Color in Nebraska Are Living Near Chemical Dangers - The Center for Effective Government graded states based on the dangers faced by people of color and residents with incomes below the poverty line living within one mile of - ● Over 200,000 Nebraskans (one in nine) live within one mile of a facility storing large amounts of extremely hazardous chemicals. These “fenceline communities” face the possibility of a

Microsoft Word - Nebraska BG.docx Low-Income Residents and People of Color in Nebraska Are Living Near Chemical Dangers The Center for Effective Government graded states based on the dangers faced by people of color and residents with incomes below the poverty line living within one mile of dangerous facilities, compared to white and non-poor people in these areas. [...] ● Of all the states in the nation, Nebraska has the highest percentage of children of color attending public schools near dangerous facilities. [...] Are people of color and low-income residents of Nebraska safe from chemical hazards? Nebraska ranks fourth among all states for the percentage of the population that lives within one mile of a hazardous facility. [...] Inequities in Likelihood of Living in a Fenceline Community Racial Inequities Score Grade Income (Poverty) Inequities Score Grade Percentage of People of Color Who Live in Fenceline 17.6% F Percentage of Poor People Who Live in Fenceline 15% F Likelihood of People of Color to Live in Fenceline (compared to whites) 1.7 times more likely C Likelihood of Poor People to Live in Fenceline (compared to. [...] You can also demand that the federal government require facilities to switch to safer chemicals and alternatives whenever feasible and urge the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality and federal OSHA to conduct more thorough and frequent inspections to spot problems before they cause disasters.