US EditionDOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston in retreat from environmental justice
The DOJ ended federal monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston’s minority neighborhoods, despite 92% of complaints coming from these areas, as part of a policy rollback on environmental justice.
- The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
- Without federal monitoring, Houston residents say city officials have become less responsive to illegal dumping issues.
- The Trump administration directed federal agencies to eliminate environmental justice programs, ending monitoring agreements.
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Trinity Gardens/5th Ward residents fear backslide after federal oversight of illegal dumping ends
Residents in Trinity/Houston Gardens say they are bracing for setbacks after learning the U.S. Justice Department has quietly ended its federal monitoring agreement with the city of Houston — a move advocates fear will worsen illegal dumping in Houston’s Black and Latino neighborhoods. The monitoring began in 2022 after residents filed a civil rights complaint accusing the city of slower response times and neglect in communities of color. For ma…
DOJ stops monitoring illegal dumping in Houston, data shows minority community impact
A 13 Investigates analysis of 311 data shows 92% of illegal dumping calls are for problems in zip codes where the majority of residents are minorities, according to census data.
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DOJ ends monitoring of illegal dumping in Houston in retreat from environmental justice
The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn from an agreement with Houston to curb illegal dumping in Black and Latino neighborhoods.
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