Virtual meeting on Fifth Ward 'cancer cluster concerns' poses hurdle

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Virtual meeting on Fifth Ward 'cancer cluster concerns' poses hurdle
Residents in Houston's Fifth Ward have been waiting for their voices to be heard on the ongoing cancer cluster problem that has been overtaking their neighborhoods. A 2019 state report shows a cancer cluster may be due to creosote contamination from a nearby railyard, but a virtual meeting on Monday, June 21, posed a new set of issues for the community.