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Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors

Rear view shot of an LGBTQI+ lesbian couples a bike ride together in a public park in Hexham, North East England. They are cycling side by side along a rivers edge.

ANN ARBOR—More than half of U.S. public parks are within two miles of an active industrial facility that handles toxic chemicals, according to a new University of Michigan study.About 80,000 such parks are listed on the federal Toxics Release Inventory. In addition, nearly 27,000 parks are close to a toxic waste site requiring emergency federal cleanup, known as a Superfund site. Of those parks, more than 2,400 contain land that directly… Learn more about Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors >

August 19, 2026

Richard Curtin inducted into RV/MH Hall of Fame

Richard Curtin, professor emeritus and former director of Surveys of Consumers, was inducted into the RV/MH Hall of… >>

August 11, 2026

Shifting incomes lead to new map of racial inequality in America

ANN ARBOR — The map of racial inequality in America is changing. While the income gap between Black… >>

July 28, 2026

What Americans are telling economists about AI, inflation and the economy

ANN ARBOR—The stock market may be soaring, but many Americans aren’t celebrating. As the country heads toward another… >>

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Surveys of Consumers

Founded in 1946, the Surveys of Consumers (SCA) promotes the importance of consumer spending and saving decisions in determining the course of the national economy. Each month, the survey interviews a minimum of 800 people to collect samples representative of all American households. SCA is proven to be an accurate indicator of the national economy’s future course.

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Social Environment & Health

Social Environment & Health (SEH), founded in 1962, is a leader in the development of theory and research on the role of psychosocial factors in the etiology and course of both mental and physical health and illness. SEH specializes in integrating knowledge from across multiple disciplines and using cutting-edge methods to characterize the social and environmental contexts in which people live their lives.

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