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A Little About Richmond, TX
Richmond is located near the center of Fort Bend County. Most of the city is situated on the southwest side of the Brazos River, with a small portion (Richmond Landing) on the northeast side, connected by US Highway 90A. Richmond is bordered to the southwest by the city of Rosenberg. US 90A leads east 8 miles (13 km) to Sugar Land and west through Rosenberg 19 miles (31 km) to East Bernard. Downtown Houston is 30 miles (48 km) to the northeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Richmond has a total area of 4.3 square miles (11.1 km2), of which 3.9 square miles (10.2 km2) are land and 0.35 square miles (0.9 km2), or 8.22%, is covered by water.[10]
In 2003, Jeannie Kever of the Houston Chronicle said, “Some of the old buildings have been reincarnated as shops or law offices. But in other ways, life in Richmond isn’t so different from that in the big city, with its Wal-Mart and fast-food joints, check-cashing businesses and strip-center sprawl.”[9] As of 2006 several strip malls are along U.S. Route 59 south of town. During the same year, the community included tack stores, two-lane blacktop roads, and horse ranches. John P. Lopez of the Houston Chronicle said, “Richmond is a city of contradiction and transition. It’s as if the place is not sure if it wants to be a part of Houston’s bustle or remain a slow-paced farm and ranch town. It tries to be both,” and, “It is part Acres Homes, part Fort Bend County Fair.”[11]
Key Pollution Challenges in Richmond
WA Parish Generating Station | CLICK HERE
Fire at WA Parish Plant (May 08, 2022) | CLICK HERE
Richmond Plant Chemical Exposure (Sept. 29th, 2022) | CLICK HERE
New SUN Solar Co-op | CLICK HERE
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Richmond Resource Links
Live Air Monitoring System
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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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