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EPA Moves Forward on Clean-Up of San Jacinto Waste Pits

Posted on April 9, 2018 · EPA says it will take 29 months to complete the clean-up.

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

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-area hospitals see slight increase in patients treated for mold infection post-Hurricane Harvey

Posted on April 20, 2023 · The good news is that the risk level from a mold infection varies by the individual, but it’s generally not a serious problem for healthy people.

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This program aims to train Sunnyside residents for jobs ahead of a massive solar farm project

Posted on April 12, 2023 · A project in south Houston’s Sunnyside neighborhood will convert a former landfill into one of the largest urban solar farms in the country. With the project set to break ground this summer, one local program is training residents for the jobs it’s expected to bring.

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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo explains evolving stance on toxic wastewater shipments from Ohio

Posted on March 1, 2023 · The county's top elected official says she has "no regrets" about her initial pushback regarding toxic wastewater shipments to the Houston area in the aftermath of a cargo train derailment in Ohio.

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