Houston calls DOJ’s EJ probe ‘a slap in the face’

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (D) says a new environmental justice (EJ) investigation announced July 22 by the Department of Justice (DOJ) into allegations that the city’s failure to adequately address illegal waste dumping complaints violate Black and Latino residents’ civil rights is unwarranted and “a slap in the face.” “From day one, the City of Houston under my administration has prioritized the needs of communities of color that are historically under-resourced and underserved,” says Turner, who is Black and has...