Chronic air pollution in Harris County is one example of environmental inequality in Texas
“An in-depth investigation by Public Health Watch, found that chronic air pollution from oil refineries and petrochemical plants is disproportionately impacting low-income residents in Harris County.
The investigation uncovered reports from Environment Texas and the Environmental Integrity Project that Texan polluters are hardly fined.
Harris County is not the only location where pollution inequality affects Texans who are low-income. Environmental injustice can be found in almost every city with different contaminants that can lead to a wide array of health complications.”