EPA removes waste at Texas toxic sites, wont say from where
Source: AP
By MICHAEL BIESECKER
9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) The Environmental Protection Agency says it has recovered 517 containers of unidentified, potentially hazardous material from highly contaminated toxic waste sites in Texas that flooded last month during Hurricane Harvey.
The agency has not provided details about which Superfund sites the material came from, why the contaminants at issue have not been identified and whether theres a threat to human health.
The one-sentence disclosure about the 517 containers was made Friday night deep within a media release from the Federal Emergency Management Agency summarizing the governments response to the devastating storm.
At least a dozen Superfund sites in and around Houston were flooded in the days after Harveys record-shattering rains stopped. Associated Press journalists surveyed seven of the flooded sites by boat, vehicle and on foot. The EPA said at the time that its personnel had been unable to reach the sites, though they surveyed the locations using aerial photos.
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uberblonde
(1,215 posts)But Texas opted out.
The rules are meant to help first responders and surrounding communities know what chemicals are involved in fires, leaks, etc.
Texas would rather we didn't know these things.
turbinetree
(24,745 posts)hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)So much for Abbott and his "Christian" values. Asshole.
Crash2Parties
(6,017 posts)B/c of the court enforced protection of secrecy concerning the make up of "proprietary" fracking fluids. Companies are already taking advantage and pumping waste into depleted fields. So much cheaper than properly disposing of it, you see.
truthisfreedom
(23,169 posts)when they should be facing prosecution.