Thank you to all who attended our Jones Road community meeting this week! If you’re interested in keeping up with the Site but weren’t able to catch the meeting, you can view the recording to the left, on our Youtube channel here, or keep reading for a brief summary of what we discussed! THEA is … Read More
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Meeting Replay
Thank you to everyone who tuned into our town hall on Tuesday! We enjoyed the opportunity to catch everyone up on news regarding all three communities. If you missed the meeting, you can find it on YouTube here. Or keep reading for a brief summary of what we discussed! Jones Road In November 2021, we … Read More
TIME TO WASTE: A Call for the Inclusion of Local Stakeholders in the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Remedial Design Process
THEA held a Press Conference to Solicit Corporate Accommodation of the EPA’s Request to Include Local Stakeholders in the Waste Pits remedial design process. Houston, TX – October 12, 2020 – As part of the continued effort to remediate the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site, we are requesting that the responsible parties include … Read More
Cleanup of San Jacinto River hazardous waste pits delayed
Cleaning up the San Jacinto River toxic waste pits in Harris County, Texas, may now take three times as long as previously estimated, according to initial design documents, reports Houston Public Media.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT: Cleanup Of San Jacinto River Waste Pits Now Estimated To Take 7 Years
Cleaning up the San Jacinto River toxic waste pits may now take three times as long as previously estimated, according to initial design documents.
Texas Monthly: Why One Expert Predicts a Major Hurricane Hitting Houston Would Be “America’s Chernobyl.”
The storm emerges over the eastern Atlantic in late August, first as a slow-moving tropical system that remains largely unnoticed in faraway Texas. It gains power as it drifts westward into warmer Caribbean waters, lashing island coastlines and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. By the time the storm enters the Gulf of … Read More
Press Advisory: A CALL TO INTEGRITY
THEA is Holding a Press Conference to Solicit Stronger EPA Support and Corporate Accountability for the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site. Restoring Integrity to the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site’s Record for Remediation
5th Ward Town Hall
On June 24th our founder, Jackie Young-Medcalf was joined by environmentalist Lois Gibbs and Stephen Lester, alongside community activist, Charlie Powell for a virtual town hall to inform the public and the press of their assessment of the 5th Ward Cancer Cluster, you can download our fact sheet here. Environmental contamination in Houston’s Fifth Ward … Read More
Crews stabilize cap that covers San Jacinto Waste Pits
With hurricane season underway, contractors this week secured a sloped area of the San Jacinto Waste Pits that has needed multiple repairs over the years — an interim fix while officials continue to work on a design to remove cancer-causing toxic substances from the site. The pits became a federal Superfund site in 2008 and … Read More
Beach City thanks pair for role in dredge protest
In a show of appreciation, Beach City council recognized two people for their efforts in helping to stop a dredging project that would have dumped tens of thousands of cubic yards of material in their backyard. Beach City Mayor Jackey Lasater read two separate resolutions Tuesday night congratulating both Greg Moss, a Channelview citizen, and … Read More