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Kashmere Gardens cancer cluster: EPA testing finds higher-than-normal chemical levels in soil and water in Houston s Fifth Ward

Kashmere Gardens cancer cluster: EPA testing finds higher-than-normal chemical levels in soil and water in Houston s Fifth Ward
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Fifth Ward residents want more transparency from Houston officials on development in contaminated areas – Houston Public Media

The City of Houston approved a $5 million voluntary relocation program to help residents who've been fighting for years to get the area cleaned up. They live near a Union Pacific Rail Yard that is contaminated with creosote, but residents have been reluctant to move because of confusion about the city’s relocation plan.

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Residents living in Fifth Ward cancer cluster attend meeting

Houston City Council member Tarsha Jackson called a meeting to clear up "misinformation" about the creosote contamination in the Fifth Ward.

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Houston City Council delays vote on $2 million cancer cluster relocation funding for Fifth Ward residents

Houston City Council delayed a vote that'd give the Houston Land Bank $2 million to move residents out of a deadly cancer cluster in the Fifth Ward.

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Environmental Protection Agency, Union Pacific Railroad begin investigating contamination possibly linked to cancer clusters

A federal agency is requiring the Union Pacific Railroad to investigate any links between contamination and Fifth Ward's cancer clusters.

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