News
Months After Harvey Damage, High Levels Of Toxins Still Present At San Jacinto River Superfund Site
Posted on · The agency says toxins haven't spilled beyond the Superfund site, though they have been "exposed."
Tag: superfund
Energy & Environment
EPA Gives Updates On Superfund Cleanup Timeline
Posted on · Agency staff say it could take two years to begin the actual cleanup work at the San Jacinto River Waste Pits.
Energy & Environment
Company Tasked With Superfund Cleanup Quietly Supported Groups Opposing The EPA’s Plan
Posted on · A court document reveals that one of the companies facing a multi-million dollar bill for the cleanup helped local groups oppose the EPA’s plan for the San Jacinto River Waste Pits
Energy & Environment
Housing Development At Houston Superfund Site Moving Forward
Posted on · The EPA is putting new resources into encouraging redevelopment of Superfund sites across the U.S.
Energy & Environment
TCEQ Chair Says It’s Unclear If Pollution Leaked From Houston Superfund During Harvey
Posted on · TCEQ Chair Bryan Shaw said two polluted sites "likely had or may have had" releases during Harvey
Energy & Environment
EPA Says Toxic Waste Exposed at Flooded Houston-area Superfund Site
Posted on · Sampling of one location showed toxic dioxin levels at 70,000 ng/kg, much higher than the EPA's recommended 'clean up level' of 30 ng/kg.
Hurricane Harvey
EPA Removes Waste At Toxic Sites Flooded By Harvey, Won’t Say From Where
Posted on · At least a dozen Superfund sites in and around Houston were flooded in the days after Harvey's record-shattering rains stopped.
Hurricane Harvey
Environmental Groups Call For Increased EPA Oversight in Houston
Posted on · The reported spills, which have been not publicly detailed, occurred at U.S. Oil Recovery, a former petroleum industry waste processing plant contaminated with a dangerous brew of cancer-causing chemicals.
Energy & Environment
Houston Activists Question Whether Superfund Site Was Thoroughly Cleaned Up
Posted on · 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.
News
EPA Favors Excavation At San Jacinto Superfund Site
Posted on · The EPA proposes removing a total of about 202,000 cubic yards of contaminated material at a cost of almost $97 million.
Houston Matters
An Update on the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site
Posted on · In 2005, Texas Parks and Wildlife discovered what became known as the San Jacinto Waste Pits in Pasadena, where Champion Paper Mill had once contracted with a company to dispose of industrial waste. That company chose to place that waste in pits along the San Jacinto river. In 2008, the Environmental Protection Agency declared the […]
Energy & Environment
Divers Find Hole In Cover At San Jacinto Waste Pits
Posted on · An advocacy group for the river says its worst fears have come true.
Houston Matters
What Should Be Done with the San Jacinto Waste Pits?
Posted on · The San Jacinto Waste Pits are an area on the eastern edge of Houston near the San Jacinto River where chemical waste was deposited decades ago. The Environmental Protection Agency has deemed the waste pits a Superfund site, a federally designated hazardous waste site. Some residents of neighboring communities believe chemicals from the site are […]
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Space City or the Silicon Bayou: Tuesday’s Show (May 5, 2015)
Posted on · Seeing as how Houston is Space City, we thought it might be appropriate, from time to time, to catch up on developments in outer space exploration. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss a number of space-related topics with Dr. Carolyn Sumners, the VP of Astronomy at the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s George […]