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Ki Mae Heussner has pulled together a beautiful chart breaking down chemical pollution levels across Chicago by zipcode.
Unsurprisingly, according to her data, gathered from the E.P.A., the zipcodes around Gary aren't faring so well...
I'm only posting a thumbnail of Heussner's map so you'll head on over to the full story on Medill Reports and see it in its full glory.
One of the cool things about the internet is that its made information like this available to anyone interested in it. Heussner reports that her info came from the EPA's TRI Explorer (http://www.epa.gov/tri) and Envirofacts (http://www.epa.gov/enviro).
Organizing the data into a chart like this, however, is where value can be added beyond the raw data.
According to the story, she'll be exploring Chicago's six most polluted neighborhoods over the next few days. Sounds like something to watch out for.
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Man, I feel bad for those far South siders...
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