ACTS Organization Participated in the White House Council Environmental Panel Regarding The Contributions of Biden Legislation
ACTS Organization Supports Citizen Science
Using DATA
for ACTION
The residents of Pleasantville identified air quality as one of the top five priorities for the community in January 2018. By November 2019, the community-led air monitoring network was being implemented. Today the network consists of a total of 8 low-cost monitors measuring both particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrous dioxide (NO2). Monthly reports are generated to document air quality measurements. This information is also available on the website.
ACTS Organization Empowers Communities
The Healthy Port Communities Coalition, which includes environmental nonprofits Air Alliance Houston and Bayou City Waterkeeper, analyzed data provided by the Army Corps of Engineers and conducted its own testing over the past year, finding that 11 pollutants exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s carcinogenic screening levels.
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ACTS Organization is focused on near-port Eastside Houston Communities- Pleasantville, Clinton Park, & Port Houston
Project Pleasantville
The timeline is part of Project Pleasantville, a collaboration between Pleasantville community members Ms. Bridgette Murray (founder of ACTS) and Mr. Cleophus Sharp (ACTS Board Member), and a team of researchers, students, and archivists at Rice University, originally led by Dr. Zoë Wool and Dr. Lacy Johnson. The project also includes a growing collection of oral histories and archival materials housed at the Woodson Research Archives at Rice University, updates to the neighborhood’s Wikipedia page, a poster series, and a range of student research projects. This is a living timeline, and will be updated with new sources as Project Pleasantville continues.
