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Marsha Jackson, a resident at Floral Farms, looks at the giant pile of shingles that is visible from her backyard. Jackson says she wears long-sleeved shirts when she’s outside due to the harmful particles in the air.
Though the city has hired a company to haul Shingle Mountain away, residents of Floral Farms in southeast Dallas say tearing it down would be just the start of the recovery process. They re calling for more to be done, including the implementation of a plan that will address racial zoning.
For close to three years, in the agricultural community of Floral Farms, a mound of shingles stands so high that it s been notoriously nicknamed Shingle Mountain.
In the shadow of “Shingle Mountain,” southeast Dallas neighbors fight to dismantle a legacy of environmental racism The residents of Choate Road in southeast Dallas have seen the rise of Shingle Mountain, a more than 70,000-ton toxic waste dump that was created by a recycling company. Now they hope the city of Dallas keeps its promise to tear the mountain down. by Alejandra Martinez, KERA News
Dec. 9, 2020 Copy link Cecilia Del Toro Garcia stands in her backyard, where Shingle Mountain is visible in the background. The yard, which was once a home for Garcia’s garden, is now barren because of the toxic waste dump.