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Expansion of I-45 in Downtown Houston Is on Hold, for Now, in a Traffic-Choked, Divided Region The Biden administration’s Federal Highway Administration has asked TxDOT for a “pause” so that possible violations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act can be reviewed. By Aman Azhar April 30, 2021 With the downtown skyline in the background cars jam the northbound lanes of I-45 in Houston, Texas. Credit: Stan Honda/AFP via Getty Images Related Share this article Termaria Bartley waited nearly three years for an apartment in Kelly Village, a public housing complex in Houston’s predominant...

Investigators are also looking into which chemical was burning. Author: Adam Bennett Updated: 8:20 PM CDT April 8, 2021 CHANNELVIEW, Texas — Investigators from the Harris County Fire Marshal’s office began looking Thursday into what ignited an industrial fire in Channelview the day before, along with which chemical was burning. The fire started just after 4 p.m. Wednesday inside a small storage warehouse at the K-Solv facility before spreading to a second warehouse. Mikie Sopczak, Director of Environmental Health and Safety and Security for K-Solv, said it ...

Residents fight for environmental justice in Houston neighborhoods dealing with hazardous sites and air pollution Updated:  Tags:  HOUSTON – Living in Houston, air quality is a concern for nearly everyone, but research shows some communities are hit harder by the dangers of persistent pollution. “Poor Black and brown communities are experiencing more of the burdens of environmental injustice, which we call environmental racism as well,” said Zoe Middleton with Texas Housers, a non-profit focused on solving housing and community development issues. The group mapped industrial hazardous...

During February’s Freeze in Texas, Refineries and Petrochemical Plants Released Almost 4 Million Pounds of Extra Pollutants The companies mounted their standard “affirmative defense,” and environmentalists doubt Texas regulators will hold them accountable. Communities of color around Houston were disproportionately impacted. By Aman Azhar March 15, 2021 Ships are docked along refinery facilities at the Houston Ship Channel, part of the Port of Houston, on March 6, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Credit: Loren Elliot/AFP via Getty Images Related Share this article For Vicki Cruz, a social worker...

How Streetsblog covered the story. Earlier this week, officials at the Texas Division of the Federal Highway Administration asked the Texas Department of Transportation to stop soliciting contracts for its proposed $7-billion North Houston Highway Improvement Project, citing concerns that the proposal would violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by subjecting communities of color to increased levels of air pollution, displacement and flooding. “To allow FHWA time to evaluate the serious Title VI concerns … we request TxDOT pause … until FHWA has completed its review,” Division Admin...