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Ward Up
Houston kids living near a Superfund site tell their stories in pictures |
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16 Mar 2006 |
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| Click image to view a slide show of children's photos and collages. Collage: Wassim Elmetni (age 11). "Many Diversified Interests" sounds like a line from a college application, or advice from a responsible money manager. In fact, though, it's the name of a Superfund site in the Fifth Ward, one of the oldest and most disenfranchised neighborhoods of Houston, Texas. For the most part, children g ... |
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| Topics: education, environmental justice, grassroots activism, Poverty and the Environment, Texas, toxics (all these topics) |
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