Two weeks ago, Hurricane Harvey slammed the entire metropolitan area of Houston, but its catastrophic floods primarily affected poor areas in the eastern part of the city. In a Latino neighborhood there, water reached the roofs of many homes. This area also contains refineries and petrochemicals plants that flooded, at least one of which exploded, sending more than a million pounds of toxic substances into the air and water. The health impacts of these dangerous emissions for local residents will take time to measure. Rubén Tapia has the details. This report is part of the series, “Speaking of Race.”
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