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Founder and Director of CIDA

Hilton Kelley is the Founder and Director of the Community In-Power and Development Association Inc. (CIDA) in Port Arthur, Texas.

Port Arthur, Texas, lives in the shadow of oil refineries.
April 30, 2020

As COVID Barrels Down on Communities, EPA Offers Polluters a Pass

By Patrice Simms & Hilton Kelley  /  Washington, D.C. Office

Patrice Simms and Hilton Kelley document how the Trump administration is using the virus as cover to give industries a wink and a nod that it will let them off the hook when it comes to emissions releases and reporting.