Mothers for Clean Air
Improving Environmental Quality through Cooperation
Community Meeting
March 31, 2005
Stevenson Middle School
Mothers for Clean Air is a local, non-profit
organization concerned with air pollution in the Houston-Galveston area and
particularly its effects on children's health. It serves as a collective voice
to keep state and local government, industry, and consumes focused on obtaining
and maintaining cleaner air for our children.
At this community meeting, representatives
from Houston and Washington D.C. air quality organizations and EPA
representatives from Dallas, TX were present to discuss our area air pollution
concerns.
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Before the meeting began, attendees were greeting each other and meeting the representatives from various organizations. |
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Ms. Magee and the Science Club were present at the meeting to find out all they could about our air quality. |
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Jonathan Hook said that, with the effort of this organization, the community and the partners will make a positive difference. |
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Lisa Hammond spoke about the CPS model in MfCA's grant. It's purpose is to increase residents' understanding of the risks of toxic air quality. |
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Jane Laping, MfCA project manager, said MfCA will be collecting air samples over a 3 year period. |
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Carlos Bustos, MfCA Community Organizer, invited attendees to become members of MfCA. |
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Present were:
Doug Lipka, EPA, Houston Region VI Technical Resource
Don Thompson, TCEQ, Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (formerly TNRCC)
Paul Newman, Harris County Pollution Control Division
Jacqueline Lentz, City of Houston Health and Human Services Dept.
Tom Stock, UTSPH School of Public Health
John Sullivan, UTMB Community Outreach
Michael Bowerman, citizen from our area
From Dallas:
Jonathan Hook, Director of Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs
Paula Flores, Environmental Justice Liaison
Shirley Quinones, Environmental Justice Project Officer (Grants coordinator and
outreach)
Ruben Casso, Environmental Engineer representing the Multimedia Planning and
Permitting Division
From Washington D.C.:
Lisa Hammond, Technical Advisor for Cooperative Agreement
Delta Valente, Project Officer, Office of Environmental Justice
Marva King, Program Manager, Office of Environmental Justice
Other facts from the meeting:
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There are two monitoring stations in our
area. They monitor 24/7 for 52 volatile organic compounds and wind direction.
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Milby Park |
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Hwy 3, near Chavez HS, at the fire station |
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For air quality complaints, call:
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To answer questions or complain about
odors, call 713-920-2831 (Harris County Pollution Control) |
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To make a complaint about air quality
within Houston city limits, 713-640-4200 (City of Houston) |
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Mothers for Clean Air phone #: 713-526-0110 |
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Four major industries are in our area:
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Lyondell-Citgo |
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Goodyear |
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Texas Petrochemical |
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Mobil Chemical Company, Houston Olefin
Plant |
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Census for the year 2000 was 32,823 people
in the 77017 zip code area:
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74% Hispanic, 18% Caucasian, 4% Asian, 3%
African American |
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Median age is 27.7 |
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5.6% unemployment |
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90% of residents work outside of the
community |
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