Texas Keeps Greenlighting Pollution. Guess Who Lives Nearby Race remains the strongest predictor of where petrochemical plants get built.

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Study: Texas petrochemical expansion could impact lower income communities Texas is expanding its petrochemical industry with new facilities, but that could impact the health of the lower income communities where the plants will be located.

Study: Texas petrochemical expansion could impact the well-being of lower income communities | Spectrum News

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Report: Texas' Chemical Plant Expansion Affects POC Areas Researchers for the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice found Texas' chemical plant expansion mostly affects people of color.

Researchers Found Texas’ Chemical Plant Expansion Disproportionately Affects Poor, POC Communities | NewsOne

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Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds  - Inside Climate News Researchers in Houston analyzed the locations of 114 proposed industrial projects related to oil and gas in Texas, most of them involved in plastics production.

Petrochemical Expansion in Texas Will Fall Heavily on Communities of Color, Study Finds | Inside Climate News

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New Texas petrochemical facilities are mostly in low income areas, communities of color, study finds | Houston Public Media Researchers evaluated the neighborhoods around 89 proposed or expanding petrochemical facilities across the state using a screening tool from the EPA.

New Texas petrochemical facilities are mostly in low income areas, communities of color, study finds | Houston Public Media

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83% of proposed petrochemical facilities sit near other high-risk Risk Management Plan sites. This raises real safety concerns for fenceline residents who face a higher chance of major accidents. #GreenLightToPolluteInTexas

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TSU environment study turned documentary warns petrochemicals harming communities He’s called the “Father of Environmental Justice”. For 45 years, Dr. Robert Bullard has worked tirelessly to bring attention to environmental problems in communities.

TSU environment study turned documentary warns petrochemicals harming communities | CW39 Houston

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🗣️ “This isn’t progress. It’s a policy regression.”

Houston’s Erandi Treviño calls out Texas leaders for ignoring fenceline communities while paving the way for more pollution and worsening health. #GreenLightToPolluteInTexas

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Last night’s “Green Light to Pollute in Texas” screening ended with an inspiring community panel featuring Erandi Treviño, LaMarcus Knox, Thomas Koole, Gwen Jones, and Chris Jones. 🌱✨ #GreenLightToPolluteInTexas

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Dr. Robert D. Bullard’s warning is clear. For decades, research has shown that race and poverty predict where polluting industries build. The new petrochemical expansion in Texas exhibits the same pattern of repetition.

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It's 'Double Jeopardy' for many Texans. 91% of Texas fenceline communities near new petrochemical sites already face higher poverty rates. The industry continues to expand in areas where people can least afford the harm.

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The numbers don't lie. 9 out of ten proposed facilities are planned in neighborhoods already living with higher pollution and health risks. This perpetuates a legacy of racialized land use and environmental injustice.

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Environmental injustice runs deep in Texas. 93% of fenceline communities near proposed petrochemical projects have higher shares of people of color than the national average. It’s a pattern of systemic targeting.

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🚨 The Bullard Center’s new report, “Green Light to Pollute in Texas,” shows how the state keeps approving petrochemical projects that harm low-income Black and Brown communities near refineries and plants. #GreenLightToPolluteInTexas

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