WHAT’S IN THE AIR WE’RE BREATHING?
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A Little About Fresno, TX (and Arcola)
Fresno is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The local population was 24,486 as of the 2020 census,[3] up from 19,069 at the 2010 census,[4] and 6,603 at the 2000 census.
Fresno is located in the extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of Houston, which is the fourth largest city in the nation in population. Fresno is bordered by Houston to the north, the suburban Fort Bend County cities of Missouri City to the west and northwest, Arcola to the south and southwest, and the Brazoria County city of Pearland to the east.
Fresno is located in eastern Fort Bend County at 29°31′36″N 95°27′35″W (29.526728, -95.459849).[5] The eastern edge of Fresno is the Brazoria County line. Downtown Houston is 17 miles (27 km) to the north, the center of Missouri City is 11 miles (18 km) to the northwest, the center of Pearland is 11 miles (18 km) to the east, and Manvel is 9 miles (14 km) to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Fresno CDP has a total area of 9.3 square miles (24.1 km2), of which 9.2 square miles (23.8 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2), or 1.35%, is water.[4]
Key Pollution Challenges in Fresno
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Air pollution is one of the most alarming threats to life expectancy and the quality of life in communities of color. While the nation, as a whole, has reported lower levels of toxic air exposure, the opposite holds true for many historically African- American and Hispanic American communities.
As the number of breathing-related illnesses and deaths have spiked. In these communities, air pollution is exacerbated by the lack of green infrastructure and resident proximity to major road transport, airports, and smokestacks that generate greenhouse gases, and many industrial activities that emit hazardous pollutants.
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