Ohio: The Rubber Industry’s Toxic Legacy in Akron

The stories of workers and their families reveal "unintended consequences" for life and health in the community. By Yanick Rice Lamb In the winter of 1946, Perkins Pringle boarded the first leg of a 950-mile train ride from Durant, Mississippi, to Akron, Ohio—the Rubber Capital of the World. He initially stayed with his Uncle Erich Read Full Article »