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Future Highways Don’t Have to Divide Neighbourhoods or Nature
Highway expansion is seemingly a fact of life. More people want to be able to travel and, in a country with an aversion to functional public transport, making more highways always seems to be the go-to option to turn that into a reality. Building an eight-lane highway cuts a barrier through the countryside and communities,…
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Tropical Depression Imelda Has Dumped More Than 100 Centimetres Of Rain On The Texas Gulf Coast
Tropical Depression Imelda might not have the same ring as Hurricane Imelda, but the impacts of the storm are for real. The National Weather Service has issued a civil emergency warning as a flooding crisis unfolds in the region rocked by Harvey’s historic floods just two years ago.
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Second Houston Chemical Plant Fire Spews Thousands Of Pounds Of Toxic Pollutants Into The Air
Another day, another chemical plant fire. That’s the depressing reality in the Houston area. Barely two weeks after a chemical plant fire belched a cloud of toxic smoke over the city of Deer Park, Texas, another plant burst into flames Tuesday in Crosby, Texas, just a half hour drive north.
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E. Coli As High As 135 Times The Safe Limit Discovered In Houston Homes As Residents Return After Harvey
Photo: Getty Waste treatment plants across Houston were breached during the heavy rains from Hurricane Harvey. Now, Houston residents are returning home to what remains even after the floodwater recedes: e. Coli, lead, arsenic, and sewage sediment containing dangerous bacteria. According to a report out Tuesday, the New York Times funded lab analysis and sample…