Posted on · The Mustangs, one of the elite high school football programs in Texas, are going for a fourth state championship in five seasons on Saturday in Arlington.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Whether continued inflation could lead to a recession, local activists and officials take on hazardous chemical leaks on Houston's east side, and gay conservatives in Texas search for belonging in a party that's openly hostile to them.
Posted on · For the past two days, residents have been reporting a strong, garlic-like chemical smell in Galena Park, with many saying they've been feeling nauseous and having headaches.
Posted on · The Houston Ship Channel is the petrochemical capital of the country, but in one city, the state's environmental agency only has one air monitor. So, a group of clean-air advocates in east Harris County are taking matters into their own hands.
Posted on · Storage tanks have been the source of several chemical disasters, including the fire at ITC Deer Park and a major gasoline spill during Hurricane Harvey. Now, they’re the focus of two bills this Texas legislative session.
Posted on · The City of Deer Park says water is safe to drink, but residents who use wells north of Texas State Highway 225 should have it tested. The Deer Park, La Porte and Pasadena school districts have canceled classes for Friday.
Posted on · The Harris County Public Health Department took mobile wellness units to Galena Park to bring services and supplies to families recovering from Harvey
Posted on · Harvey's flooding is being blamed for a major gasoline spill in Galena Park almost two weeks ago. Almost a half-million gallons of gasoline leaked from two storage tanks along the Houston Ship Channel.
Posted on · The citizens who live in the area have reached out to their mayor, but they say she won’t respond.
Posted on · Scientists say that they found worrisome levels of benzene in the air in some Houston-area neighborhoods. But it’s where it may have come from that surprised them.
Posted on · The Houston Advanced Research Center is beginning an air quality study using new air quality monitoring technologies to assess human exposure to air pollution. The Manchester, Milby Park and Galena Park neighborhoods will be the focus of the study. We learn more from Dr. Jay Olaguer, the Program Director for Air Quality Science at HARC.
Posted on · The Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday held a public hearing in Galena Park, where residents called for the federal agency to adopt stricter emissions standards for oil refineries, to reduce exposure to benzene, a cancer-causing chemical. The meeting was the second and final public hearing over the new rules, which would require oil refineries to invest […]
Posted on · The Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday held a public hearing in Galena Park, where residents called for the federal agency to adopt stricter emissions standards for oil refineries, in order to reduce exposure to benzene, a cancer-causing chemical. The meeting was the second and final public hearing over the new rules, which would require oil refineries […]
Posted on · People who live near refineries call for tougher, federal rules to curb air pollution.
Posted on · U.S. EPA hearing in Galena Park on new pollution rules for refineries