Loading descriptions...
EXPOSédetails the
Houston
Chronicle's
investigation that put a human face on the
issues of industrial pollution and regulation.
For thousands of residents living alongside industrial plants in
Southeast Texas, the odors, dust and noise in the air were clear
signs the plants were polluting the environment. But no one ever
bothered to tell them exactly what they were breathing until the
Houston Chronicle published its series of investigative
articles called "In Harm's Way."The Chronicle 's testing
confirmed that "air toxics,"including known human carcinogens, were
being emitted into local communities. At the same time, the paper
reported, Texas'guidelines for regulating such toxics were among
the most lenient and vague in the
country. EXPOSédetails the Chronicle
investigation that put a human face on the issues of industrial
pollution and regulation.