Industry poisoned a vibrant Black neighborhood in Houston. Is a buyout the solution? Read the full story at Grist. Buried beneath the Fifth Ward and its neighboring community, Kashmere Gardens, is an expansive toxic plume of creosote derived from coal tar. Historically, creosote has been used in the United States to preserve wood such as railroad ties and utility poles; it has also been linked to health issues … https://envnewsbits.info/2024/....04/24/industry-poiso
