Created Equal

Scrapyards have always been commonplace in Detroit. Just drive down any of the city's major thoroughfares and you can see them. While these small businesses play an integral part of the city's economy, they pose a number of negative health impacts for residents who live near them. In today's show, Detroit News reporter Sarah Rahal and Laprisha Berry Daniels, executive director of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, join Stephen Henderson to talk about how such places affect Detroiters’ health.