New pipeline crosses River, Neighborhoods
LYNCHBURG – ExxonMobil Pipeline Company will install pipelines underneath the San Jacinto River, one at the Houston Ship Channel between here and Baytown, the other north to the …
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Local Superfund sites await funding resolve
HIGHLANDS– CROSBY – The San Jacinto Waste Pit is one of four local Superfund sites that are being reviewed by the Trump Administration in regard to funding. The …
THEA/SJRC Zoom meeting: Waste Pits schedule extended 160 days
HIGHLANDS – Concerns for the Coronavirus have put a temporary end to public meetings regarding the remediation of the toxic waste pits in the San Jacinto River. But …
Barge fleet gets ready for hurricane
HARRIS COUNTY – The following information has been received from the executive vice president of the San Jacinto River Fleet, who own or manage most of the barges …
THEA protests for stronger EPA remediation
Group wants higher standards for San Jacinto River Waste Pits Houston, TX – August 6, 2020 – As part of the ongoing fight to remediate the San Jacinto …
THEA continues virtual Environmental meetings
HIGHLANDS – The monthly meeting of the San Jacinto River Coalition, and THEA, continue to be held as a virtual meeting on the internet, due to the Pandemic …
EPA Releases Preliminary Design for Remediation: WASTE PITS REMOVAL WILL HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON AREA
Plan will cause Seven years of noise, dust, truck traffic HIGHLANDS – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has just released many volumes of reports from the GHD Consulting …
SJRC/THEA continues virtual monthly meetings
HIGHLANDS – Due to the continuing pandemic, and restrictions on size of meetings, the monthly meetings of the San Jacinto River Coalition continue to be virtual, over the …
Update on San Jacinto River Waste Pits: EPA says deeper toxic waste means more time & money
By Jennah Durant, EPA Press Office Here is more information on recent SJR waste pits questions: 1. Have you received the 30% Design package for the South impoundment? …
San Jacinto River Coalition: Virtual Meetings keeping public informed
By Gilbert Hoffman The San Jacinto River Coalition normally meets every month on the first Tuesday, at a local community center. But since the Covid-19 lockdown mandated by …