The Houston area is home to the largest concentration of petrochemical facilities in the country. The Trump administration's regulatory rollbacks could make industrial pollution more severe in the future.
Scientists say Houston and other smoggy cities will likely have to change the way they generate power, manufacture goods and move those goods around if they hope to have healthy air, @rhersher reports.
Yesterday was the smoggiest day in the Houston area so far this year, with the highest levels in Texas City and on the east side. Today's forecast calls for another day of unhealthy air.
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