Houston Public MediaFollowing years of delays, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved a cleanup plan for the San Jacinto River waste pits, a contaminated site near Houston. The approval comes with a set of strict requirements.
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EPA approves long-awaited plan to clean up San Jacinto River waste pits near Houston
The pits — located east of Houston in the Channelview area — contain cancer-causing chemicals called dioxins that have repeatedly been released by flooding and erosion. The pits were built in the 1960s to store hazardous waste from a nearby paper mill.