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Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors

Rear view shot of an LGBTQI+ lesbian couples a bike ride together in a public park in Hexham, North East England. They are cycling side by side along a rivers edge.

ANN ARBOR—More than half of U.S. public parks are within two miles of an active industrial facility that handles toxic chemicals, according to a new University of Michigan study.About 80,000 such parks are listed on the federal Toxics Release Inventory. In addition, nearly 27,000 parks are close to a toxic waste site requiring emergency federal cleanup, known as a Superfund site. Of those parks, more than 2,400 contain land that directly… Learn more about Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors >

August 11, 2026

Shifting incomes lead to new map of racial inequality in America

ANN ARBOR — The map of racial inequality in America is changing. While the income gap between Black… >>

July 28, 2026

What Americans are telling economists about AI, inflation and the economy

ANN ARBOR—The stock market may be soaring, but many Americans aren’t celebrating. As the country heads toward another… >>

July 10, 2026

Ice Cream Social Hosted by the Health and Retirement Study

In June, the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) program hosted an ice cream social with the SRC Director.… >>

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