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
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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
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
Neighbors in industrial southeast Fort Worth, say they've had enough of air pollution
City has zoned area near Echo Heights as “industrial growth center.”
Source: keranews.org