Commonwealth of Kentucky | Esri | TomTom | Garmin | SafeGraph | METI/NASA | USGS | EPA | NPS | USDA | USFWSLPM News is examining why there is over a decade-long life expectancy gap between the West End of Louisville’s primarily Black residents and the East End’s majority white residents. Throug h our year-long solutions journalism initiative, we will go beyond documenting this disparity to center the people and organizations already working to close this gap. What topics, regions, projects, ideas and more should we explore?Residents living in Louisville’s West End have a life expectancy almost a generation shorter than their white peers in the East End. Researchers, community organizers and residents know this. But the full story — how environmental racism drives this gap, and who is already working to close it — hasn't been told.Louisville Public Media is spending the next year looking into exactly that, culminating in a solutions-focused series on the work being done to close this gap. Before we start, we want to hear from you — especially if you live in the communities most affected. ...read more read less