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Tag: chemical fires

Houston Matters

Drones During Chemical Fires, And Houston’s New XFL Team: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News

Abner Fletcher

Posted on August 23, 2019 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

Tags Amber Ambrose chemical fires Houston Roughnecks Mary Flood Robotic drones The Good The Bad and The Ugly Wayne Ashley XFL

Politics

Rep. Lizzie Fletcher Sponsors Bill To Limit Use Of Chemicals In Firefighting Foams

Andrew Schneider

Posted on May 21, 2019 · Studies have linked per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to thyroid problems, immune deficiency and cancer.

Tags chemical fires Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher first responders ITC fire U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Houston Matters

Why Did The State Of Texas Sue ITC And KMCO So Quickly After Recent Fires?

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 23, 2019 · Meanwhile, the state never filed suit after the deadly explosion at the fertilizer plant in West. The Texas Tribune's Kiah Collier gives us a closer look.

Tags chemical fires environment environmental crises ITC ken paxton Kiah Collier KMCO Texas Commission for Environmental Quality Texas Tribune

Houston Matters

Full Show: The Effect Of Sea Level Rise On Property Values, And Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (April 23, 2019)

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 23, 2019 · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: How rising tides are affecting property values, workplace fatalities in Texas, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, how the state handles environmental crises, and Galveston poet Lupe Mendez.

Tags chemical fires climate change congress ITC fire KMCO KMCO chemical plant fire lawsuits filed Lizzie Fletcher Lupe Mendez poet poetry politics property taxes property values sea level Sea Level Rise Why I Am Like Tequila worker deaths worker safety workplace fatalities

Houston Matters

Despite Recent Chemical Fires, Houston’s Air Quality Continues To Improve

Abner Fletcher

Posted on April 18, 2019 · Dan Cohan from Rice University explains the overall trend of improvement in Greater Houston's air.

Tags air pollution air quality black smoke chemical fires Daniel Cohan environment ITC ITC fire KMCO rice university

News

Community Advocates Ask For Congressional Hearings On Houston Area Fires

Florian Martin

Posted on April 16, 2019 · A coalition of environmental and community groups are calling for change after the recent chemical fires in Deer Park and Crosby.

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