Seattle’s Segregated Riskscape

Emilio’s voice cracked in response to our air pollution experience question. He’s one of Seattle’s thousands of soccer dads. Emilio recounted smelling and tasting metallic emissions as his son practiced in the Duwamish River Valley’s Georgetown neighborhood. That voice carried both anguish and fear for a father living and playing in a different Seattle where small industries, railroad tracks, an interstate, and their pollution shared a border with his child’s playground.