1 of Houston’s dirtiest Superfund sites is suffering from multiple toxic waste spills — and the government has yet to acknowledge it’s happening

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via AP PASADENA, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government received reports of three spills at one of Houston’s dirtiest Superfund toxic waste sites in the days after the drenching rains from Hurricane Harvey finally stopped. Aerial photos reviewed by The Associated Press show dark-colored water surrounding the site as the […]

EPA blasts Associated Press journalist over report about Houston superfund sites

AP Photo/Jason Dearen The Environmental Protection Agency on Sunday released a lengthy statement condemning a recent Associated Press report that said the regulator was nowhere to be found at dangerous, potentially toxic sites submerged by flooding in Houston. On Saturday, the AP reported that the EPA was not present at at least five flooded so-called […]