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Environmental Group May Have Overstated Power Plant Pollution

Dave Fehling

Posted on November 13, 2015 · A couple months ago, we told you about claims that a big, coal-burning power plant near Houston was releasing pollution beyond safety limits set by the government. Or was it?

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Posted on December 1, 2023 · On Friday's show: We learn what a new report about traffic across Texas tells us about Houstonians’ daily commute. It’s not all bad news.

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EPA awards another $500,000 grant for air-quality monitoring in Houston neighborhoods

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Posted on November 30, 2023 · A grant awarded this week by the federal agency will expand air-quality monitoring in the Fifth Ward, Galena Park, Pleasantville and Sunnyside neighborhoods. Earlier this year, the EPA awarded $500,000 for air monitoring in four other communities in East Houston.

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Houston’s communities of color are hit hardest by worsening air quality, new report says

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Posted on November 30, 2023 · The report from the Environmental Integrity Project found that the highest concentrations of smog in the Houston area were found near Latino, Black or lower-income communities.

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Posted on November 3, 2023 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

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