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Real-time air quality for Houston's environmental justice communities. Current citywide AQI: 85 (Moderate) as of Feb 22, 2026. Sources: aqicn.org, TCEQ, Air Alliance Houston, NRDC.

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Live bayou water levels from USGS stream gauges across Houston. Gage heights update every 15 minutes. Data is critical during heavy rain — know your nearest bayou.

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The World's Biggest Asshole

The Campaign

Meet Coleman F. Sweeney—a man who's made it his life's mission to be absolutely terrible. He gives cigarettes to kids, steals laundry, and is cruel to animals, children, and people with disabilities.

But when Coleman dies unexpectedly at a diner, the waitress discovers something shocking on his driver's license: he's an organ donor. This one selfless decision transforms everything, giving deserving people a second chance at life.

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The link between alcohol and cancer

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This Yale SPH Q&A explains how alcohol contributes to cancer risk and why U.S. leaders are exploring updated warning labels. Dr. Vasilis Vasiliou highlights mechanisms (e.g., acetaldehyde, oxidative stress), dose–response effects, and the way alcohol amplifies other carcinogens such as tobacco smoke. Guidance includes: don’t start drinking for health reasons; if you drink, keep it modest and consider personal/family risk factors.

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Agents of Change in Environmental Justice

Most environmental policies are shaped without the voices of communities most impacted. Agents of Change shifts that balance by empowering underrepresented scholars to lead in media, science, and policymaking—redefining power, participation, and truth in public health and environmental spaces.

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