Low-Income Residents and People of Color in Rhode Island 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 - ● More than 68,000 Rhode Islanders (6.8 percent of the total population) live within one mile of a facility storing

Microsoft Word - RhodeIsland BG.docx Low-Income Residents and People of Color in Rhode Island 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. [...] Are people of color and low-income residents of Rhode Island safe from chemical hazards? The percentage of Rhode Islanders living in fenceline communities (6.8 percent) is slightly less than the national average. [...] As a whole, people of color are not significantly more likely to live in fenceline communities than the rest of the population. [...] 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 6.5% B Percentage of Poor People Who Live in Fenceline 6% B Likelihood of People of Color to Live in Fenceline (compared to whites) 1.1 times less likely A Likelihood of Poor People to Live in Fenceline (compared to th. [...] You can also demand that the federal government require facilities to switch to safer chemicals and alternatives whenever feasible and urge the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and federal OSHA to conduct more thorough and frequent inspections to spot problems before they cause disasters.