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Long-Awaited EPA Study Says Fracking Pollutes Drinking Water In 2010, Congress commissioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study the impact of fracking on drinking water. The U.S. EPA released its long-awaited final draft of its report today, assessing how fracking for oil and gas can impact access to safe drinking water. The report refuted...

Trump's EPA Giving Companies a Pass to Pollute | Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services How the Trump administration bowed to industry pressure amid the imminent COVID-19 crisis well before National Emergency Declaration undermining the efforts of grassroots advocacy and public input. Environmental Injustice in the age of Coronavirus and community resistance (COVID-19)

The following article, believe it or not, highlights what Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services has been asking for since 1996. To give the appearance that this is something new is wrong. Many EJ communities throughout the County have consistently asked for more monitors and strict enforcement of existing environmental rules and regulations. The bottom line is lack of support and due diligence from our elected officials at all levels. That was the case in 1996 and it hasn't changed much since then.
As an example, we know air monitors are expensive and that we need a lot more of them, especially along the Houston Ship Channel. Ask yourself, why do we give the industry huge tax breaks,and I mean HUGE, money that could have been used to purchase air monitors.

In wake of Deer Park fire, Harris County officials lament lack of air monitors State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, told local officials they ought to ask for funding for more air monitors this legislative session. But they’re running out of time.

In wake of Deer Park fire, Harris County officials lament lack of air monitors State Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, told local officials they ought to ask for funding for more air monitors this legislative session. But they’re running out of time.

Our Netflix t.e.j.a.s. team fixing to take you on a journey: T.E.J.A.S TOXIC TOURS, welcome to . (coming soon to a computer or TV next to you) Keep an eye out for it.....Yvette Arellano, Ana Parras, Rosanne Barone, Priscilla Villa, Nalleli Hidalgo,and Maricely Perez. Help us fight for Environmental Justice communities, they too deserve a Clean Environment, talking about
Manchester in the eastend, Fifth Ward, Secondo Barrio, etc, etc.