Report finds cancer cluster in area upstream and downstream from San Jacinto River waste pit sites
A state study says a 250-square-mile area of east Harris County is a cancer cluster. Some residents believe it may be linked to decades-old hazardous waste.
New study finds elevated cancer rates near toxic San Jacinto River waste pits
Texans living in a 250-square-mile area of Harris County that includes a hazardous Superfund site had abnormally high rates of certain types of cancer, according to a new assessment from the state’s health department.
New Texas study finds unusually high cancer rates in communities along San Jacinto River
Texas officials announced four unusual patterns of cancer covering a large swath of East Harris County in a new state assessment published this month. The study, led by the Department of State Health Services,
New study shows large cancer cluster at San Jacinto waste pits
A community group that has been fighting to clean up the San Jacinto waste pits for a decade now has a new weapon: the latest state study showing a large cancer cluster.
Cancer rates near San Jacinto River waste pits ‘significantly greater’ than Texas average
The Texas Department of State Health Services, at the request of the nonprofit Texas Health and Environmental Alliance, studied cancer rates in a 65-census-tract area in the floodplain surrounding the San Jacinto River,
This Pennsylvania landfill sends radioactive waste into a nearby creek—and fracking has only made it worse
The Max Environmental Technologies landfill has been racking up violations for years, but the toxic waste hasn’t stopped. In ...
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The ‘Horror Story’ of Hazardous Waste in a Small Pennsylvania Town
An EPA investigation confirmed residents’ worst fears about operations at an industrial landfill. What happens next is all too uncertain.
Household hazardous waste disposal event planned March 8
Caldwell County will have a household hazardous waste disposal event on Saturday, March 8, from 8 a.m. until noon at Caldwell ...
From Baywatch to toxic waste - LA's iconic beaches unrecognisable after fires
Under orders from President Trump, the EPA is trying to fast track the clean-up of toxic debris from LA's fires.
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Hannibal chemical plant can keep handling hazardous waste, DNR says
The BASF Hannibal facility got a final hazardous waste permit from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Waste ...
13 people arrested in Croatia for illegally disposing of hazardous waste, Europol says
The European Union’s law enforcement agency says 13 people suspected of illegally importing and disposing of hazardous waste ...