Public Resources
File a Pollution Complaint
City of Houston
Report an air quality complaint with the City of Houston Health Department.
Harris County
Report an air quality complaint with the Harris County Pollution Services Department.
TCEQ
Submit an air quality complaint to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
We recommend always submitting a complaint to TCEQ in addition to contacting your city or county officials.
EPA
Report air quality violations to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
We encourage you to also bring your concern to the attention of your elected officials. Not sure who represents you? Click here.
Research and Reports
We conduct equity-based research to help illuminate patterns and the root causes of health inequities in our communities. Find out more by reading our research and reports.
Data Resources
Whether you are an academic or an advocate, we have listed some great publicly available tools, databases, interactive maps, and other resources that can help inform your air pollution research or community advocacy.
Air Monitoring
Are you concerned about the air quality in your area or want to know when you should take precautions due to unhealthy air? Use these tools to check the latest air quality information and to sign up for air pollution alerts.
AirNow.gov
Visit the US Environmental Protection Agency’s real-time air quality map at AirNow to check your local air quality.
TCEQ GeoTAM Map Viewer
Visit Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)’s GeoTAM map viewer for detailed hourly information about air pollution, weather and other parameters measured at public monitoring sites.
Purple Air
Check the PurpleAir Map to see where our Purple Air Particulate Matter (PM) monitors are located and track the real-time data.