The California Academy of Sciences, in association with Youth Radio, produced this video for their Science in Action series.

Toxic Schools from Science in Action on Vimeo.

 

From the Science in Action page:

Can journalists be citizen scientists? That was the heart of the piece we did about the emission of toxins close to schools. USA Today reporter Blake Morrison compiled existing information from the US Environmental Protection Agency and made correlations between school proximities and the sources of pollution. The story resonated with many people in the Bay Area because Morrison ranked a number of schools in the top percentile for pollution exposure, specifically schools in west Berkeley. (Youth Radio, our partner for this story, covered pollution in west Berkeley in April 2006). The news struck a chord for me because my best friend teaches at one of those schools– in fact, she brought the story to my attention.

For more on this subject check out "Teach Youth Radio: That Sickening Smell?"

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