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Houston ranks among worst U.S. cities for air pollution - Chron

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Houston ranks among worst U.S. cities for air pollution
Some of the largest refineries and chemical plants are found within residential neighborhoods on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 in Houston. Raquel Natalicchio/Staff photographer

For years, Houston has touted its status as the "energy capital of the world," with the city's oil refineries and petrochemical facilities helping grow and sustain its often thriving economy.

Still, the refineries' proximity to residential neighborhoods and communities has created environmental concerns and cancer clusters in some of Houston's most concentrated areas of Black and Latino residents. In the aftermath, Houstonians have wrestled with the impact of unclean air. Now, a recent analysis by the Guardian has ranked Houston as its sixth-worst U.S. city for air pollution.

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