Despite EPA warnings that private wells near the Jones Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site may be contaminated, a number of residents still rely on them for their drinking water. … Read More
Community Concern Grows Over Jones Road Superfund Site
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EPA Takes Big Step in San Jacinto River Cleanup
As the EPA promised, the long-awaited cleanup started at the southern pit of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site. The remediation of this portion of the site will … Read More
Environmental Justice and Toxic Waste
There has been a lot said about environmental justice recently. The Government’s definition is: Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people, regardless of race, color, … Read More
Hi Jones Road. We Want To Stop By For A Visit!
THEA representatives will be going door-to-door in the neighborhoods affected by the Jones Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site this month. We have a regular presence at the Cypress-area site, … Read More
EPA: Enough With The San Jacinto Cleanup Delays Already!
Hats off to the EPA for holding its ground against further delays in cleaning up the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site. Shame on the responsible parties who seem … Read More
Houston Found Dioxin Around Union Pacific’s Railyard. Will Texas Finally Take Resident Health Concerns Seriously? 
The communities of Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens have been trying to determine whether the illnesses that have plagued their families are related to toxic chemicals in the … Read More
On Jones Road Superfund Site, THEA Asks EPA To Think Bigger…Literally!
We think that an area that contains potentially cancer-causing chemicals and is expanding in the water table beneath neighborhoods ought to have a really BIG SIGN. So far, the EPA … Read More
The Discovery of Toxic Chemicals In Fifth Ward Is A Wakeup Call For Houston and Harris County
By Jackie Medcalf, THEA Founder and CEO Dioxin. It’s a terrifying word for those familiar with toxic chemicals. Minute concentrations can cause cancer and the health threat can continue for … Read More
Catch-And-Release Doesn’t Just Protect Fish!
Labor Day Weekend will bring a lot of people out to Galveston Bay and area waterways, so we wanted to share one of our favorite seafood recipes: Of course, we … Read More
Houston, We Have A Flooding And Toxic Waste Problem!
Did you see the commentary about flooding and Houston’s toxic waste exposure in the Chronicle? It was a troubling look at how many old industrial sites we have in the … Read More