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Energy & Environment

After Years Of Delays, EPA Says Clean-up Of Toxic San Jacinto Waste Pits Slated To Start In 2022

Posted on September 15, 2021 · 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

Houston Area Toxic Waste Sites Flooded; EPA Not On Scene

Posted on September 2, 2017 · Many of Houston's Superfund sites are now flooded, with the risk that waters were stirring dangerous sediment.

Energy & Environment

Tons Of Coal Waste In Texas But EPA’s New Regulation Lacks Weight

Posted on January 22, 2016 · New, controversial federal rules are aimed at reducing the danger from millions of tons of waste generated by power plants.