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By Jasmin López, special to Newsdesk.org | Crowdfund this story on Spot.us As summer temperatures rise, so do fears of asthma and other illnesses caused by all the air pollution converging on the east Los Angeles community of Boyle Heights. With its proximity to freeways, industrial sites and shipping corridors, activists say the geography of Boyle Heights brings a disproportionate health burden to residents.

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Washington Elementary students need microphones to talk

By Jessica Olthof, photo by Barbara Benton SAN JOSE, Calif.—For an elementary school here, the traditional "talking stick" (teaching patience and consideration) has been replaced with microphones. Students at Washington Elementary School have to take turns using wireless microphones to be heard over the continuous noise from airplanes from the nearby San Jose International Airport.

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