HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The illegal dumping dilemma is continuing to impact black and Latino communities across the city of Houston, according to new data from our ABC13 Investigates team.

It comes as the Trump administration continues to end DEI and environmental justice policies, now causing the Department of Justice to no longer monitor illegal dumping in Houston , following a 2022 investigation.

INTERACTIVE: The hotspot map below shows where all the illegal dumping calls to 311 were so far this year. On mobile device? Click here for a full screen experience.

People like Janie Hill tell ABC13 that when it comes to dirty dumping in her Fifth Ward community, it's constantly changing.

"It was just ridiculous, trash all up and down everywhere," Janie Hill, Kashmere Gardens reside

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