Writing on the Hall: Forward and sideways
The city is ready to go to bid on redesigning Center Street but not quite ready to take over the former Lynda Lee dress factory.
Source: rutlandherald.com
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City police to hold community meetings
The Rutland City Police Department starts holding “sector meetings” out in the community next week.
Source: rutlandherald.com
Fort Worth residents protest industrial development near their neighborhoods
More than a dozen people gathered outside mayor’s State of the City address to protest “environmental racism.”
Richard Perez Letitia Wilbourn Mattie Parker Fort Worth Environmental Coalition Of Communities Fort Worth Convention Center Industrial Growth Center
Source: yahoo.com
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.
Source: yahoo.com
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
The US Coast Guard is searching for 39 missing people after a suspected 'human smuggling' boat capsized off the coast of Florida
The Coast Guard discovered a man clinging to the hull of a capsized boat Saturday. According to the agency, 39 people are missing after a boat
Source: businessinsider.com.au