The Trump EPA is on the verge of overturning the 2009 endangerment finding, which would have devastating consequences for Black communities already disproportionately exposed to air pollution and climate change.
Tag: Air Quality
Posted inClimate Justice
Even as Air Quality Improves, Black Houston Is Getting More Smog
By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black The record-high temperatures that baked Houston and surrounding Texas communities this summer did not only cause health problems directly related to the heat. […]
Posted inTexas
Poor Air Quality in South Dallas is a Longstanding Systemic Issue
In its latest ‘State of the Air’ report, the DFW metroplex was named the 18th most polluted city for ozone in the country by the American Lung Association. Likewise, passing […]
Posted inHomepage, Local, This Week
West Dallas Residents Fight Back Against Major Air Polluter
By Steven Monacelli
Dozens of West Dallas residents rallied on Tuesday, December 14, to demand the shuttering of a shingle factory that has polluted the air in the surrounding neighborhood for over 75 years.