POSTED ON FEBRUARY 28, 2007:
Pollution for the Poor
Should environmental health depend on race and income?
By Margo Pierce

Councilman David Crowley wants an environmental justice policy for Cincinnati.
Natalie Hager

Many people across the country know the Zip code area 45232 as a "toxic donut," with the residential neighborhoods of Winton Hills, Winton Place and Spring Grove surrounded by more than 50 polluting industrial facilities, according to local activists.

Yet many Tri state residents remain unaware of the way in which these low-income, predominantly minority neighborhoods are subjected to a disproportionate amount of pollution.