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While California’s Cap-and-Trade system has great potential, many people from small towns have seen no decrease in emissions. One of these towns is Wilmington, where the chances of getting cancer are 2x that of other places; studies even show that emissions have increased since the implementation of the system. The problem with this is that people question whether change is actually happening for the good of the people. If there are no improvements in smaller towns, how can they know other people are getting the support they need?
This article relates to environmental science because the system that was implemented to combat climate change is currently being questioned. People in this one town are constantly driven past by diesel trucks, and family members have died of cancer due to this. I think it is sad to see how people in harm’s way despite there being regulations set to prevent this type of thing from happening. Hopefully there can be more help given to the people who need it the most.