‘Warehouses in their backyards’: when Amazon expands, these communities pay the price

People of color and low-income residents are disproportionately affected by Amazon's warehouses, a Consumer Reports investigation found

Last year, with little warning, a new Amazon delivery station brought the rumble of semi-trailer trucks and delivery vans to Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood.

The warehouse, located within 1,500 feet of five schools, is in a residential area where more than half the people within a mile have low incomes and nearly 90% are Hispanic.