Thank you to the Greater Fifth Ward for such an engaging meeting this week! It was great to talk to you all about the results of the recent vapor testing and our subsequent steps. Here’s a brief summary of what we covered: Map of the Union Pacific creosote plume (1:34) This meeting will focus primarily … Read More
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Town Hall: Health Survey, Jones Rd Freeze, Vapor Testing in 5th Ward
Thank you to all who tuned in to our March Town Hall! As always, we truly enjoyed the opportunity to catch everyone up on updates from each of our communities. Here’s a brief summary of the info you’ll find in the video: 1. Health Survey Initiative (1:07): What is it? (1:07) Remember our health survey? … Read More
Town Hall
Thank you to all who tuned in to our first Town Hall of 2021! We really enjoyed the opportunity to catch everyone up on updates from each of our communities, and we loved taking a moment together to look at some of our goals for the upcoming year. We covered a lot in this meeting! … Read More
October 2020 Town Hall
We hosted our final virtual town hall of 2020. Please view the recording as we provide the latest updates and path forward for the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site, the Jones Road Groundwater Plume Superfund Site, and the cancer cluster in Houston’s Fifth Ward.
Jones Road Community Meeting 10.13.20
View the important updates about THEA’s efforts surrounding the Jones Road Groundwater Plume Superfund Site. THEA’s team has been working diligently to digest technical reports and data that we recently received through a Freedom of Information Act Request to the EPA. Please stay tuned for future updates.
August Town Hall
This month’s Town Hall includes important updates about the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site, the Jones Road Groundwater Plume Superfund Site and information regarding public health reporting and the creosote contamination in Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward. Watch the town hall video to hear these important updates.
July Town Hall
Thank you for staying engaged with THEA, we work hard everyday to keep you informed about Superfund Sites within our region. This month’s Town Hall includes important updates about the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site, the Jones Road Groundwater Plume Superfund Site and information regarding public health reporting and the creosote contamination in … Read More
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
June 2020 Town Hall
We’ve got hurricane season, EPA updates, and new community members in our June town hall with THEA’s CEO, Jackie Medcalf.
Silent Spills
Part 3: Texas officials ignore spread of dioxin in key Houston waterways To read the entire article, please click here.