Throughout the U.S., communities of color are more likely to be burdened by various industry, disproportionately jeopardizing the health of Black and brown people. In Houston, a pipeline project is planned in a southwest neighborhood of color.
Southwest Crossings residents have held protests at the site and have been pushing back since 2020, whenBut residents say COVID-19 interfered with timely correspondence and that the letters were in English despite many
She worries for her son and two middle school-aged nephews who live with her and the schools and churches in the subdivision. CenterPoint said it has several safety strategies in place at the storage facility that it shared with residents. Those plans include an alarm system; smoke, gas and flame detection; and emergency shutdown protocols.
But Stredic said she felt the plans didn’t consider the neighborhood she’s called home her whole life.
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