EPA Waste Pits Meeting June 23
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be holding a San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site (SJRWPSS) Community Meeting this month on Thursday night, June 23rd at 6:30 […]
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CHIC to hold Waste Pits Meeting May 26
Channelview Health & Improvement Coalition will be holding an in-person meeting next Thursday night, May 26th at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Channelview Fire […]
Planting Trees for Earth Day at Pleasantville Elem.
By Allan Jamail Houston, TX. – Saturday, April 30, 2022 volunteers from all over the county showed up at the North Channel Pleasantville Elementary School to celebrate Earth […]
PCT. 3 COMM. RAMSEY INHERITS SJR WASTE PITS PROBLEMS
HARRIS COUNTY – After realignment of Precinct Boundaries this year, the East side of the county found Highlands split in two, with Pct. 3 on the west side […]
ANOTHER DELAY REQUESTED FOR WASTE PITS, EPA SAYS NO
By Gilbert Hoffman EAST HARRIS COUNTY – The Responsible Parties who are supposed to be working on the plan to remove toxic dioxin from the Waste Pits in […]
LyondellBasell Agrees to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution
Channelview plant cited for excessive flaring HARRIS COUNTY – Three U.S. subsidiaries of Dutch chemical giant LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (Lyondell) have agreed to make upgrades and perform compliance […]
EPA says remedial work can commence on Waste Pits southern empoundment
Waste Pits take a major step forward in Superfund process By Jackie Medcalf On September 2nd, the EPA finalized the Unilateral Administrative Order (UAO) for the clean-up of […]
Bad smell in Galena Park traced to LyondellBasell
GALENA PARK — Residents of the city have experienced an unpleasant odor in the air since last Friday. Harris County Pollution Control Services confirmed to this newspaper that […]
WASTE PITS VIRTUAL MEETING: EPA sees longer, difficult remediation work
EPA holds virtual meeting to update community on San Jacinto River Waste Pits EPA CONFIRMS LONGER TIME SCHEDULE, SLOWER WORK FOR SJRWP REMEDIATION HIGHLANDS — The EPA (Environmental […]
Waste Pits delayed another 270 days
Remediation work may not start until 2024 NO TIME TO WASTE: A Call for Inclusivity and Transparency in the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Process. HOUSTON – […]