Is there environmental racism in Fort Worth? This group says, yes, and is fighting back
Some say Fort Worth’s Black and Hispanic neighborhoods bear the brunt of pollution as the city grows.
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Does Fort Worth Have an Environmental Racism Problem?
Echo Heights, one of the city’s predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, is worse than 91 percent of the country for proximity to hazardous waste. The ZIP code’s average life expectancy in 2019 was just 73.4 years, well below the average for the county.
Source: governing.com
Residents are worried about industrial growth in southeast Fort Worth
Comprehensive plan vote delayed until August, with public meeting expected in June.
Source: keranews.org
Amid outcry over southeast Fort Worth pollution, city council delays adoption of comprehensive plan
City staff turn attention to Echo Heights as Mayor Mattie Parker vows to ‘remedy the sins of our past.'
Source: keranews.org
Fort Worth vows to listen as it revamps comprehensive plan. Communities of color are skeptical
Trust, industrial pollution, health concerns at heart of debate
Source: keranews.org