• We intend to vigorously defend our position, which is that we followed procedures," he said, "and actual monitored data indicates that emissions did not increase as a result of the work that was done. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • In asking the Supreme Court to hear the case, the distributor argues that Texas law requires the farmers "to prove the actual toxic exposure for each injury alleged. (craincaton.com)
  • Two months after Hurricane Harvey raged, two Texas A&M University graduate students, Kahler Stone and Gaston Casillas, went to Manchester, a neighborhood in East Houston, to ask whether residents will wear a silicone wristband as part of a study on environmental exposures related to hurricane flooding. (nih.gov)
  • Since 2016, Horney and her team have studied environmental exposures in 25 randomly selected homes in this neighborhood. (nih.gov)
  • 14 "They have a lot of potential environmental exposures," Horney says of the residents. (nih.gov)
  • NIEHS research uses state-of-the-art science and technology to investigate the interplay between environmental exposures, human biology, genetics, and common diseases to help prevent disease and improve human health. (nih.gov)
  • 36 Altogether, about 149 million gallons of untreated sewage and industrial wastewater was reportedly released as a result of the hurricane. (nih.gov)
  • TCEQ is continually updating the number of boil water notices, the number of boil water notices that have been rescinded, and the number of water and wastewater plants that are not operational. (asdwa.org)
  • Of 1,219 wastewater treatment plants contacted by TCEQ in the 58 counties within the Governor's Disaster Declaration 31 are inoperable. (openhealthnews.com)
  • Over the course of four days in August 2017, Hurricane Harvey dropped up to 61 inches of rain on parts of Greater Houston, an area larger than New Jersey. (nih.gov)
  • When Hurricane Harvey hit in August 2017, it brought catastrophic flooding to the Texas coast. (nih.gov)
  • Before Hurricane Harvey even hit, the team had collected dust samples of all 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) list of Priority Pollutants from the Manchester homes. (nih.gov)
  • Amazingly, Houston's water plants are still operational in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, according to the Twitter feed from Houston Public Works . (asdwa.org)
  • Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) reported that of about 2,238 drinking water systems affected by Hurricane Harvey, 2,014 systems are fully operational, 77 have current boil-water notices, and 19 are shut down. (openhealthnews.com)
  • The EPA has 263 people deployed in response to Hurricane Harvey and is currently focusing water quality sampling efforts in south Texas on industrial facilities and hazardous waste sites, both of which have been points of concerns for Houston residents. (openhealthnews.com)
  • At least 14 Superfund toxic waste sites in the Houston area were reported as flooded during Hurricane Harvey. (openhealthnews.com)
  • The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has an excellent hurricane response webpage . (asdwa.org)
  • Julie Smyth Although Hurricane Harvey's floodwaters have largely receded, public health threats are emerging over polluted floodwater and contaminated drinking water. (openhealthnews.com)
  • We'll address carbon sequestration in the ocean, sea level rise and natural protection, threats to fisheries and the latest on hurricane threats. (sej.org)
  • As some Houston residents complained of strong chemical smells over parts of the city, ExxonMobil reported to TCEQ that two of its oil refineries near Houston were damaged in the storm, releasing harmful pollutants into the air. (openhealthnews.com)
  • Many have expressed concern that the floodwaters could spread these toxins into neighborhoods near the sites and affect residents' health through direct exposure to contaminated water, toxic water seeping into Houston's sewage system or private wells, or future consumption of seafood that absorbed the pollutants. (openhealthnews.com)
  • According to the National Hurricane Center, the Houston area received the largest amount of rainwater from a single storm-almost 61 inches in some areas-ever recorded in the United States. (nih.gov)
  • EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt visited Houston on Friday to review the Agency's response efforts. (openhealthnews.com)
  • Posted on July 30, 2019 · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: Improving Harris County's response to chemical fires, the job of inspecting roads and bridges, how the Turtle Bayou Resolutions set the stage for the Texas Revolution, and we bid farewell to News 88.7's Travis Bubenik. (houstonpublicmedia.org)
  • Posted on June 21, 2019 · On Friday's Houston Matters: Katy man sought in connection with the shooting of former baseball star David Ortiz, Federal Action Plan to reduce childhood lead exposure, how tensions between the U.S. and Iran impact Houston, and our latest installment of The Good, Bad, And Ugly. (houstonpublicmedia.org)
  • Hurricane wind speeds, rainfall intensity, and storm surge levels are likely to increase. (wikipedia.org)
  • Houston's Harris County hosts more federal Superfund toxic waste sites than any county in Texas and is home to a number of other toxic waste sites managed by the TCEQ. (openhealthnews.com)