Silent and Deadly: Benzene Leaks From Pipelines Have Been Quietly Adding to the Ship Channel Toxic Mix (Dianna Wray – Houston Press, 5/10/2016) “Midway through his presentation, about just-discovered potentially dangerous levels of benzene in their neighborhoods, Jay Olaguer saw the blank looks on the faces in the audience and realized they weren’t getting it. Olaguer, the air-quality science program…
Featured As Houston Sprawls, New Roads Proposed For Katy Prairie (Dave Fehling – Houston Public Media, 5/2/2016) “A new plan is under consideration by Harris County, a plan to build or expand miles of roads or “thoroughfares†in and around thousands of acres managed by the Katy Prairie Conservancy in far northwest Harris County. The land plays a crucial role…
5 Things to Know About Communities of Color and Environmental Justice (Jasmine Bell – Center for American Progress, 4/25/2016) “Environmental racism and failing infrastructure have plagued communities of color for decades. The environmental justice movement seeks to rectify the problems created from these issues by ensuring the fair treatment of all people from different races, ethnicities, and incomes with the…