Toxic formaldehyde levels found in the air in neighborhoods near Houston Ship Channel
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Study reveals formaldehyde air pollution found in neighborhoods along Houston Ship Channel
HOUSTON – According to the Houston Health Department, a new environmental study shows several communities near the Houston Ship Channel have been shown through portable air pollution monitors to have levels of formaldehyde in the air.
The health department says the formaldehyde has not been leaking from petrochemical plants in the area, but other gases emitted from those plants combine in the atmosphere to produce formaldehyde.
Eunice Ayala is angry about the situation.
She lives in the Cloverleaf community where those formaldehyde levels were found to be the highest, more than 13 times what the EPA considers safe.
Report says plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde found in neighborhoods along Houston s ship channel
Report says plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde found in neighborhoods along Houston ship channel
The Houston Health Department says a study found plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston s Ship Channel. Mayor Turner says it s leaving many families of color that live there at a higher risk for cancer.
HOUSTON - The Houston Health Department says a new study found plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston s ship channel.
Mayor Sylvester Turner says it s leaving many families of color that live there at a higher risk for cancer.
3:40 Memorial Day commemorations in western Massachusetts began today in Springfield where caution was observed as the transition begins to full reopening from the pandemic. The ceremony had a short speaking program followed by a procession of dignitaries and the laying of wreaths at the veterans’ monuments located in Court Square. The number of participants this year was limited to a few elected officials and representatives from veterans’ organizations. There was a combined honor guard from the Springfield Police and Fire departments. Mayor Domenic Sarno said the city was proud and honored to hold the ceremony. We are reopening. We want to do it smart, Sarno said. We have to make sure that we always remember and never forget our veterans and their families who made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us.
Raw sewage in the Susquehanna: Pa. state government is basically defecating in the river
Antiquated sewer systems in Harrisburg and other Pa. cities spew untreated sewage into the Susquehanna during heavy rains. One test found found off-the-charts levels of E. coli.
Mike Argento, York Daily Record
Published
5:56 pm UTC Feb. 9, 2021
Antiquated sewer systems in Harrisburg and other Pa. cities spew untreated sewage into the Susquehanna during heavy rains. One test found found off-the-charts levels of E. coli.
Mike Argento, York Daily Record
Published
5:56 pm UTC Feb. 9, 2021
This USA Today Network special report explores solutions to deep threats that flow through New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland as the Susquehanna River feeds the Chesapeake Bay with life and death.
The annual State of the Bay report underscores the low ebb of the formal bay restoration program with EPA failing to enforce pollution limits and calling requirements voluntary while being sued by several states and CBF. The restoration’s political status deserves an F.