for more, we are joined by hilton kelley, of from port arthur, who made history in 2011 when he becamehe first african-american man to win the green nobel prize, the goldman environmental prize. kelley is the executive director and founder of the community in popower and development assosociation. his restaurant and home were both flooded during hurricane harvey. we last spoke with him on the phone just after the storm as he was helping save people. he joins us now in studio after attending a climate summit on in new york run by the hip-hop caucus. welcome to democracy now! what are you facing in port arthur? >> what we're facing in port arthur, texas, number one, is mass evacuations of our renters. we're also facing superfund sites. amy: explain what are superfund sites. >> an area deemed uninhabitable due to contamination of subtype of toxin -- some type of toxin. waste orea, petroleum material that has been discarded in some shape or form or fashion was stuff it has rendered the land uninhabitable. amy: keep going. >> with that being said, many of our people are being displaced. the