Regulations and technology that prevent toxins in the air are long overdue says Hilton Kelley of Community In-power and Development Association Story Transcript SHARMINI PERIES, EXEC. PRODUCER, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I’m Sharmini Peries, coming to you from Baltimore. October is Children’s Health Month. It is splashed all over the EPA website. […]
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Hilton Kelley organized the "Community In-power and Development Association" (CIDA) in 2000 and began to challenge the regulatory agencies EPA and TCEQ and their policies and environmental violations of the plants that loom over the community. CIDA collects scientific data about the sources, types and amounts of pollution emitted by polluting neighbors and educates residents of Port Arthur (who are overwhelmingly low-income individuals and people of color) about the toxic burden they shoulder. Mr. Kelley is also a member of the Screen Actors guild he has worked in the movie and stage industry for 15 years and he has also served on the National Environmental Justice advisory Council to EPA 2009 - 2011.
