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Energy & Environment

Flooding, pollution more likely to occur in Houston minority communities

Duaa Faquih

Posted on June 30, 2022 · Land-based contamination and rising floodwaters make Houston’s inner-city communities more vulnerable to pollution in the next 30 years.

Tags contamination magnolia park pollution Second Ward South Houston

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Federal Judge Orders Blue Bell To Pay $17.25 Million In Criminal Penalties In Listeria Case

Paul DeBenedetto

Posted on September 17, 2020 · It's the largest-ever criminal penalty following a conviction in a food safety case, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Hurricane Harvey

Digging In The Mud To See What Toxic Substances Were Spread By Hurricane Harvey

Rebecca Hersher, NPR

Posted on October 23, 2017 · Hurricane Harvey dumped 50 inches of rain on parts of Houston. Scientists are now trying to identify contaminants spread by the storm, including those in mud at the bottom of the Houston Ship Channel

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Millions Consumed Potentially Unsafe Water In The Past 10 Years

Agnel Philip, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 16, 2017 · Texas, Oklahoma and California were the top states for EPA drinking water quality violations during the past decade.

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Energy & Environment

Houston Activists Question Whether Superfund Site Was Thoroughly Cleaned Up

Travis Bubenik

Posted on August 10, 2017 · Under Administrator Scott Pruitt, the EPA is looking for ways to encourage private investment and redevelopment plans for Superfund sites, an approach some environmental activists aren't thrilled about.

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Energy & Environment

Group Worries Chemicals In Drinking Water More Widespread Than Reported

Travis Bubenik

Posted on June 12, 2017 · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the effects of low-level exposure are unknown.

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Texas Found 276 Cases Of Groundwater Contamination Last Year

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on September 8, 2016 · State regulators last year documented 276 new cases of groundwater contamination across Texas, a slight increase compared to 2014 but far fewer than in years past.

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Reignited fire at Shell’s Deer Park Chemicals facility extinguished Sunday night, officials say

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on May 8, 2023 · Emergency crews began diverting runoff wastewater into the Houston Ship Channel over the weekend due to the "large amount of water required to control the fire," according to Shell.

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Houston Matters

Was the 2019 ITC chemical plant fire in Deer Park worse than we thought?

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 28, 2023 · New analysis from the Texas Tribune found that benzene lingered in the air far longer than initially reported.

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What’s in Houston air? (April 24, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on April 24, 2023 · On Monday's show: We take a closer look at findings from a new effort to sample the air in Houston, which found some troubling things.

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Houston City Council delays vote on conservation district program

Ashley Brown

Posted on March 29, 2023 · Six communities are set to be part of a pilot program that could test the benefits of a conservation designation.

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