some areas and activists say it s predominantly impacting communities of color. now residents in one houston community are demanding change. cnn sarah sidner has this story. my grandparents plotted some of the original property. they actually lived in trinity gardens since the mid 1930s. these two men both lived and loved trinity gardens, about eight miles north of downtown houston. it s a beautiful community. except we ve got these other issues. this was designed to be for black families that were going to be farming. both these homeowners have become community activists, passionate neighborhood watchdogs over an issue they say plaguing this predominately black and brown community for decades. we vegot illegal dumping nowhere else in the city. what are you seeing? we see boats, we get a lot of construction debris, we ve got sofas, tables, i ve seen half a car.
to be farming. both these homeowners have become community activists, passionate neighborhood watchdogs over an issue they say plaguing this predominately black and brown community for decades. we ve got illegal dumping nowhere else in the city. what are you seeing? we see boats, we get a lot of construction debris, we ve got sophie s, tables, i ve seen half a car. this is just a tiny sample of the silt that these residents in this neighborhood have been dealing with, they say four years. you have tires, you have paint, you have construction items you have wigs and weaves. it is a toxic soup. it s not just a problem for their property values, it s actually a danger to the residents health. it s most definitely a health issue. but we still have little kids that go to playgrounds, they go to grandma s house. so, they started documenting in detail.