San Jacinto River Residents Score Victory Against Dredging
Corps orders stop in Dredging and Barge fleeting By Jackie Medcalf / THEA Exec. Director EAST HARRIS COUNTY – Last April, the Army Corps of Engineers approved a …
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Texas Department of State Health Services confirms cancer cluster in most of East Harris County
By David Taylor / Managing Editor Gene Hennigan, a lifelong resident of Lynchburg since 1977, stood before a gaggle of cameras and reporters on Monday afternoon at the …
EPA delivers information, listens to community on San Jacinto River Superfund site
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 review of latest Waste Pits proposal finds remedy “Insufficient”
THEA Tells EPA Latest San Jacinto River Plan Inconsistent And Insufficient By Jackie Young Medcalf THEA has reviewed the proposed plan to clean up the Northern Pit of …
EPA sets community meeting Sept. 24
HIGHLANDS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Federal, State and Harris County agencies, local officials and industry, …
EPA HOLDS UPDATE MEETING
Almost a hundred area residents braved a heavy rainstorm and sharp lightening, to attend a meeting with EPA officials from Dallas regarding the Waste Pits in the San …
EPA completes SJR Waste Pit interviews
HIGHLANDS – Three environmental agencies were in town last week, to interview residents about their experiences and opinions on the San Jacinto River Waste Pits, or Superfund. The …
EPA to hold Citizen’s meetings Sept. 12
The San Jacinto River Coalition heard updates from Jackie Young on the condition of the Waste Pits, at their last meeting on Tuesday, August 7th. In addition, Young …
EPA Holds Community meeting in Highlands
Waste Pits update; questions and comments answered The federal EPA agency came to Highlands last Tuesday night, to keep open the communication with the community as promised by …