By David Taylor / Managing Editor One of the most powerful agencies in the U.S. government made their way to the San Jacinto Community Center in Highlands to deliver […]
THEA HOLIDAY DINNER MEETING By David Taylor Managing Editor For years, members of the Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA) and community have filled out health surveys turned […]
By David Taylor Managing Editor The Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA) continues to be a thorn in the side of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the […]
By Elena Bruess GALENA PARK – A coalition of local organizations released testing results Tuesday that found elevated levels of hazardous chemicals, including arsenic, cadmium and dioxins, in […]
Ever since the San Jacinto River Waste Pits was added to the Superfund Priority List in 2008, rising sea levels, flooding and subsidence have sub-merged most of the […]
Houston, Texas: The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced that Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA) is one of only 13 North American nonprofits to receive its […]
THEA Activists unhappy with decision; prefer EPA takeover HIGHLANDS – On April 18, EPA issued a letter to the potentially responsible parties (PRPs) for the San Jacinto River […]
County Commissioner Ramsey calls work “incompetent,” vows to push for Action HIGHLANDS – County Commissioner Tom Ramsey joined THEA Executive Director Jackie Medcalf at a news conference last […]
Menefee Takes Legal Action Against North Houston Concrete Batch Plant Houston, Texas — Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee has announced that Harris County is taking legal action […]
EPA and Responsible Party disagree on Remediation Criteria HIGHLANDS – An informational meeting was held at the Highlands Community Center last Tuesday evening, August 29 with members of […]
CHANNELVIEW – The San Jacinto River Waste Pits southern impoundment is busy with remediation work, at the direction of the EPA. The contractor is GHD, working for the […]