#sanjacintoriverwastepits — Public Fediverse posts

Following years of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a cleanup plan for the San Jacinto River waste pits, a contaminated site near Houston. The approval comes with a set of strict requirements. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2025/09/16/531007/epa-approves-plan-to-clean-up-san-jacinto-river-waste-pits/

#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Dioxins #HoustonPollution #SanJacintoRiver #SanJacintoRiverWastePits #TexasHealthAndEnvironmentalAlliance #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

Following years of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a cleanup plan for the San Jacinto River waste pits, a contaminated site near Houston. The approval comes with a set of strict requirements. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2025/09/16/531007/epa-approves-plan-to-clean-up-san-jacinto-river-waste-pits/

#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Dioxins #HoustonPollution #SanJacintoRiver #SanJacintoRiverWastePits #TexasHealthAndEnvironmentalAlliance #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

Following years of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a cleanup plan for the San Jacinto River waste pits, a contaminated site near Houston. The approval comes with a set of strict requirements. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2025/09/16/531007/epa-approves-plan-to-clean-up-san-jacinto-river-waste-pits/

#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Dioxins #HoustonPollution #SanJacintoRiver #SanJacintoRiverWastePits #TexasHealthAndEnvironmentalAlliance #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

Following years of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a cleanup plan for the San Jacinto River waste pits, a contaminated site near Houston. The approval comes with a set of strict requirements. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2025/09/16/531007/epa-approves-plan-to-clean-up-san-jacinto-river-waste-pits/

#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Dioxins #HoustonPollution #SanJacintoRiver #SanJacintoRiverWastePits #TexasHealthAndEnvironmentalAlliance #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

Following years of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a cleanup plan for the San Jacinto River waste pits, a contaminated site near Houston. The approval comes with a set of strict requirements. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/environment/2025/09/16/531007/epa-approves-plan-to-clean-up-san-jacinto-river-waste-pits/

#EnergyEnvironment #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #HarrisCounty #Houston #Local #News #Dioxins #HoustonPollution #SanJacintoRiver #SanJacintoRiverWastePits #TexasHealthAndEnvironmentalAlliance #USEnvironmentalProtectionAgency

A large swath of East Harris County along the San Jacinto River -- where toxic waste was identified more than a decade ago -- was found to have 'significantly greater' instances of some types of cancer compared to the state average.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/02/24/514592/cancer-rates-harris-county-san-jacinto-river-waste-pits-significantly-greater-than-texas-average/

#EnergyEnvironment #HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Houston #Local #News #Texas #CancerCluster #EastHarrisCounty #SanJacintoRiver #SanJacintoRiverWastePits #SanJacintoRiverWastePitsSuperfund #TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices