UTEP research finding that polluted air correlates with lower grade point averages in elementary school children was recently featured in Scientific American.
Conducted by graduate student Stephanie E. Clark-Reyna, Associate Professor of Sociology Sara Grineski, Ph.D., and Associate Professor of Geography Timothy W. Collins, the research found that fourth and fifth graders are more likely to have lower grades if they have been exposed to air toxics throughout their lives.
See the full article in Scientific American.