Air pollution more likely to harm people of color in Wisconsin, especially in Milwaukee, study finds

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People of color in Wisconsin are more likely to be exposed to harmful air pollution than white people, creating the third-largest disparity in the country, according to a state environmental advocacy group. 

Clean Wisconsin analyzed data from a recent study from the University of Illinois, which calculated the exposure to fine particulate matter in the air among different racial-ethnic groups. The study, overall, found that people of color are exposed to more particulate air pollution than white residents. 

In Wisconsin, analysts found one of the largest racial disparities between the impacts of dangerous particulate matter.