known Impacts of Warehouse Development on Communities

Negative Effects of Diesel Emissions

Air Quality Study published by Boston College July 2022 Diesel engines (even those engines with filters) are associated with major health concerns including lung and heart diseases and increases in childhood asthma.

EPA Concerns

Impacts to Air Quality and Property Values

Community and Environmental Defense Services describes how air and noise pollution affects nearby neighborhoods and causes property values near warehouses to decrease: https://ceds.org/warehouses/?amp

Traffic Negatively Affects Neighborhoods

Distribution Warehouse Creates Traffic Issues

Shirley, MA Concerned About Warehouse Traffic:

https://www.lowellsun.com/2022/01/28/shirley-residents-concerned-about-truck-traffic-from-border-towns/

Traffic Concerns from Warehouse

Negative Impacts of Warehouse in a Neighborhood

Overcrowded Neighborhoods

Traffic Congestion from a Distribution Warehouse

Traffic Headaches from Warehouse

Warehouses and Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice and Warehouses

Warehouse Neighbors Pay the Price

Massachusetts Policy on Environmental Justice

Companies Want Tax Breaks

Companies Ask for Tax Breaks