Energy & Environment
Cleanup of the San Jacinto Waste Pits must continue as planned, EPA says
Posted on · The waste pits were built in east Harris County on the San Jacinto River in the 1960s to store hazardous waste from a nearby paper mill.
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Energy & Environment
Cleanup of the toxic San Jacinto waste pits faces another potential delay, frustrating residents
Posted on · The waste pits were built in the 1960s to store hazardous waste from a nearby paper mill and contain dioxins, a group of chemicals known to cause cancer. Community advocates have been fighting for their cleanup for years.
Energy & Environment
After Years Of Delays, EPA Says Clean-up Of Toxic San Jacinto Waste Pits Slated To Start In 2022
Posted on · The pits were built in the 1960s to store hazardous waste from a nearby paper mill and have been on the EPA’s clean-up list since 2008.
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.