Critics Say $9B Houston Highway Project Racially Unjust, Will Impact Diverse Neighborhoods
Increased pollution, displacement, and flooding could trouble Black and Latino residents if the project comes to fruition, critics say.
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Increased pollution, displacement, and flooding could trouble Black and Latino residents if the project comes to fruition, critics say.
A $9 billion highway widening project being proposed in the Houston area could become an important test of the Biden administration's commitment to addressing...
Critics say it won’t improve the area’s traffic woes and would subject mostly Black and Latino residents to increased pollution, displacement and flooding.
A $9 billion highway widening project being proposed in the Houston area could become an important test of the Biden administration’s commitment to addressing what it has said is a history of racial inequity with infrastructure projects in the U.S. The project’s critics, including community groups and some residents, say it won’t improve the area’s…
A $9 billion highway widening project being proposed in the Houston area could become an important test of the Biden administration’s commitment to addressing what it says is a history of racial inequity with infrastructure projects