An LA Times writer is facing a furious backlash after claiming white drivers are 'polluting the air' breathed by black and Latino citizens. But Roth's piece has been slammed as 'idiotic' on social media, while Twitter slapped an inaccuracy warning on it before later deleting it. In his work the writer referred to a University of Southern California report that found LA residents 'who drive more tend to be exposed to less air pollution — and Angelenos who drive less tend to be exposed to more pollution.' The study - 'Local Inequities in the Relative Production of and exposure to Vehicular Air Pollution in Los Angeles' - was authored by professor Geoff Boeing, with whom Roth spoke. 'This assumption is based on research that those who drive tend to be exposed to less air pollution while those who drive less tend to be exposed to more pollution.'

Source: Los Angeles Times March 11, 2023 00:07 UTC