New Cancer Study by State; EPA report on Waste Pits
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 …
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EPA Evaluating Proposal for the San Jacinto River North Site Cleanup
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 …
THEA sues Corps of Engineers over Barge dangers
Lawsuit claims that Corps illegally permitted a barge fleet near the Superfund Site The Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA) is filing suit against the U.S. Army Corps …
Arkema hosts two more settlement meetings
CROSBY – Arkema settlement administrators will be back in Crosby this week to meet with constituents who did not register during their September meetings to have their property …
EPA okays PRP to continue waste pits work
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 …
THEA updates San Jacinto Waste Pits; Bickley Award Winners Celebrated
By David Taylor Managing Editor It may be fitting that the Texas Health and Environment Alliance is abbreviated as THEA, which ironically in Greek mythology was the goddess …
EPA set to take over Waste Pits remediation
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 …
Katy ISD will start heart screenings with help from Crosby’s Cody Foundation and KPRC
KATY, Texas – For more than a decade, KPRC 2 and Bill Spencer have partnered with the Cody Stephens Foundation to offer life-saving heart screenings that are free …
Harris County Health offers free COVID-19 booster shots
HOUSTON – Harris County Public Health (HCPH) now offers the updated Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The updated vaccines are free at HCPH for community members 6 months …
Heart Screening for Athletes is subject of Rotary talk
HIGHLANDS – Scott Stephens was the guest speaker at the Rotary weekly luncheon last week. He spoke about screening high school youth, especially athletes, for undetected heart defects …