When the Hawthorne Park Landfill opened in 1977, it transformed everyday life for residents of Carverdale, a historically Black neighborhood in northwest Houston. Myra Jefferson has seen pests and roaches from the dump multiply over the decades and remembers yellow dust from the rot sticking to everything.  “The odors were deplorable. Oh my god, you’d … Continue reading After Fighting a Landfill Expansion, Houston Residents Await EPA Consideration of Stricter Methane Regulations