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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Energy & Environment

Harris County expands its community air monitoring program with a new mobile unit

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on November 4, 2021 · The mobile unit, known as the “RAAM,” will be able to detect a wide array of compounds and provide real-time data to the county's pollution control dashboards.

Tags air monitoring Harris County Pollution Control Services pollution

Energy & Environment

Officials Confirm LyondellBasell Refinery Is The Source Of The Toxic Smell That Has Been Plaguing Galena Park For Days

Katie Watkins

Posted on July 16, 2021 · 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.

Tags Community Awareness Emergency Response galena park Harris County Pollution Control Services LyondellBasell strange odor

Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
August TV Drive starts today! Visionary Leader Andrea Bryant $25k matching challenge

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Other legal questions spawned by the Dobbs ruling (July 28, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 28, 2022 · On Thursday's show: Local officials take action against Union Pacific, citing pollution in Kashmere Gardens and the Fifth Ward. And we discuss some other legal questions the recent Dobbs ruling has spawned.

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Dioxin found in Kashmere Gardens, and the future of live music in Houston (July 15, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 15, 2022 · On Friday's show: A powerful toxic chemical has been found in a soil sample in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood. We learn what that means for its residents. Then we begin a two-part exploration into the future of live music in the Houston area with an examination of the challenges local venues face putting on concerts.

Tags 2022 election Concerts elections Harris County Judge Kashmere Gardens live music politics pollution The Good The Bad and The Ugly William Menjivar

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What rising inflation means for Houston’s economy (July 14, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 14, 2022 · 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.

Tags chemical industry chemical leak economy galena park inflation LGBTQ pollution Public Health Watch Texas GOP Texas GOP convention

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Why the Justice Department is investigating Texas over its border initiative (July 7, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 7, 2022 · On Thursday's show: City and county leaders plan to sue Union Pacific over alleged toxic pollution from the railroad's Fifth Ward site. Plus, we learn why the Justice Department is investigating Texas over its Operation Lone Star border initiative. And we discuss how the recent Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade could lead to an erosion of privacy rights.

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