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Mayor Turner Orders Clean Up For Homeless Encampment
Posted on · The Wheeler homeless encampment has been labeled a public health nuisance
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HURRICANE HARVEY
EPA orders more repairs at the San Jacinto River Waste Pits, following Harvey
Posted on · The companies say the protection offered by the cap now covering the site is sufficient, and are opposed to the expensive cleanup. The EPA's plan calls for ringing the site with a temporary dam and digging up 212,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediments, enough to fill about 16,000 dump trucks.
Houston Matters
EPA Announces $115 Million Cleanup For San Jacinto Waste Pits
Posted on · The announcement comes two weeks after the federal agency said an unknown amount of dioxins — which have been linked to birth defects and cancer — may have washed downriver from the San Jacinto Waste Pits after floodwaters jarred loose a protective cap of fabric and rock designed to keep them from spreading.
Hurricane Harvey
Houston City Council Approves Increasing Clean-Up Contract As Part Of Harvey Recovery
Posted on · Council Member Larry Green, who complained last week about not being properly briefed, says the City is improving that aspect of the clean-up operations.
News
Portion Of Houston Ship Channel Reopens Following Benzene Spill On Tanker
Posted on · The Coast Guard closed the waterway between the Lynchburg Ferry Crossing and Carpenters Bayou just after noon.