New pollution tracker to help voices of Houston neighborhood to be heard

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New pollution tracker to help voices of Houston neighborhood to be heard
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Have you ever experienced dirty drinking water, oil flowing where it doesn’t belong, or lingering smoke so thick you can’t see the skyline?

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These are just a few examples of the pollutants you can report on a new pollution tracker, an innovative program launched by Lone Star Legal Aid, a local nonprofit.The pollution tracker allows community members to report on what is happening in their neighborhoods. The reports will be sent to the correct agencies, so you don’t have to dig for contact information.

German-Wilson grew up in Trinity Gardens and now serves as President of Super Neighborhood #48. In addition to her other duties, she advocates for a healthier and cleaner community and says this pollution tracker makes it easier for them to do so. “We’ve got 311 with the city of Houston and at times you can use it, at times you can’t, but the tool that they’ve created is more user friendly for us. It’s just very specific to the environmental issues that we face.”- said Huey German-Wilson “Don’t expand concrete batch plants that are here, and don’t give us anymore because we have more than our fair share.

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