"It was very clear that people who were making decisions — county commissioners or industrial boards or city councils …"

"Most Americans do not live in a flood plain. Most Americans don’t live where a highway might have torn through and di…"

"The course for justice is not a sprint. It’s more like a marathon or a relay race. You pass the baton to the next gen…"

"America is segregated, and so is pollution."

"Redlining steals health and wealth. It was bad for America in the 1920s, and its continuing effects are harmful in th…"

"we look at which communities are actually at greatest risk from disasters and floods like this, historically, it’s be…"

"disasters like this widen and exacerbate inequality. And so, the communities that are most at risk from not having, y…"

"not only will they get washed out in terms of their homes, they’ll get washed out in terms of their income."

"Invisible Houston, that I wrote 30 years ago, there’s a huge population that is still invisible. Houston’s demographi…"

"There is no level playing field. Any time our society says that a powerful chemical company has the same right as a l…"