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After World War II, Black people in Houston found the rare chance to buy a nice home in the new community of Pleasantville, Texas. But in the years that followed, officials routed the Interstate 610 loop with its tailpipe exhaust along one side of Pleasantville and...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to enforce a key rule limiting air pollution in nearly a dozen states while separate legal challenges proceed around the country, under a Supreme Court decision Thursday. The EPA’s “good neighbor”...
Residents in limbo as environmental complaints stall East End affordable housing project By Maggie Gordon, Mayor John Whitmire’s request this month to halt the move-in process at the Houston Housing Authority’s new East End complex had all the hallmarks of...
PETITION I support clean bayous and healthy communities across Houston and Harris County and amending the MS4 stormwater permit shared...
Access to healthcare, Disaster Response, and Infrastructure Improvements have been identified as areas needing strengthing in Houston Community Disaster Preparedness PlansHouston has a notorius reputation for major rainfall; flooding events and flooding has been a...
From Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Facebook Page: We're proud to partner with community-based organizations (CBOs) to help build the capacity of communities to respond to environmental threats and hazards through training workshops. In August we visited...
Date February 3, 2023 Read 10 Minutes Share HOUSTON, TX - Nestled behind the Anheuser Busch plant on the other side of the railroad track, you’ll find the historic African American community of Pleasantville. A tight knit community that is holding local officials'...
A Guardian analysis edge modeling developed by researchers tracks deadly PM 2.5 levels FILE: Union Pacific’s Englewood rail yard, photographed Friday, Aug. 12, 2022.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer A new study by The Guardian ranked...
GALENA PARK, Texas – People living in two communities that already deal with the potential of toxic exposures now have new concerns about where they live. As part of the project to expand the Houston Ship Channel, sediment dredged from the waterway will be dumped at...
