Empowering Communities through Citizen Science Initiatives, Policy Action, and Education
Achieving Community Tasks Successfully (ACTS) is a nonprofit organization that provides information, resources, and training to empower communities in reaching their sustainability goals and objectives. ACTS focuses its efforts on the near-port Eastside Houston communities of Pleasantville, Clinton Park, and Port Houston
The Healthy Port Communities Coalition—which includes environmental nonprofits Air Alliance Houston and Bayou City Waterkeeper—analyzed data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and conducted independent testing over the past year. Their findings revealed that 11 pollutants exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s carcinogenic screening levels.
Our Air Monitoring Network
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.
ACTS was awarded an Advanced Air Monitoring Grant by the US Environmental Protection Agency
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.
See Our Latest Report
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.
Project Pleasantville is a collaboration between Pleasantville community members Ms. Bridgette Murray (founder of ACTS) and Mr. Cleophus Sharp (ACTS Team), and a team of researchers, students, and archivists at Rice University, originally led by Dr. Zoë Wool and Dr. Lacy Johnson. In addition to the timeline exhibit here, 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.
Project Pleasantville founders: Bridgette Murray, Cleophus Sharp, Zoë Wool, Lacy M. Johnson.