Fruit of the Orchard: Environmental Justice in East Texas

Published: September, 2006  Pages: 128  Features: 50 duotone illus.

In 1982, a toxic waste facility opened in the Piney Woods in Winona, Texas. The residents were told that the company would plant fruit trees on the land left over from its ostensible salt-water injection well. Soon after the plant opened, however, residents started noticing huge orange clouds rising from the facility and an increase in rates of cancer and birth defects in both humans and animals. The company dismissed their concerns, and confusion about what chemicals it accepted made investigations difficult. more... about Fruit of the Orchard: Environmental Justice in East Texas

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