The trucks also emit just under 100m lbs of carbon dioxide each day.Īcross the region, about 340 school campuses are located within 1,000ft of a warehouse property line.
Overall, there are about 9,500 warehouses in the region with a footprint above one acre.Įach day, more than 1m truck trips out of these warehouses cloud the air with 1,450lbs of toxic diesel particulate pollution and 164,000lbs of nitrogen oxide pollution, which are linked to health problems including respiratory conditions. The data, shared exclusively with the Guardian, for the first time maps this sprawl of warehouses across the region and estimates their impact on the local environment. Mobile classrooms sit against a warehouse backdrop in Bloomington.Ībout 1,100 warehouses have been constructed since 2010, encompassing more than 12,500 acres, according to a data tool developed by researchers at the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College and Radical Research.
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