Tag Archives: Environmental studies and soil collection for chemical testing underway in Fifth Ward

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Soil testing is currently in progress in Houston’s Fifth Ward at the site of the former Union Pacific Wood Preserving facility, an area identified by the City of Houston as having soil contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals. has been tracking this issue for years. Residents have long voiced concerns that something in the soil was making them …

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