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Trump proposal would weaken vehicle mileage rules

  • Dec 3, 2025

Houston business charged with dumping 100 gallons of lotion into Bayou

  • Sep 5, 2025

Nonprofit launches online tool to help monitor air quality, pollution

  • Jul 22, 2025

Houston ranks No. 7 in most polluted cities, new report shows

  • May 13, 2025

3 facilities that violated pollution laws seeking new permits: EPA

  • May 8, 2025

Siblings accused of pollution crimes at E. Harris County scrapyard

  • Apr 14, 2025

Sugar Land scraps plan for gas power plant after community concerns

  • Feb 20, 2025

What's in the air? Deer Park residents struggle to report bad smells

  • Nov 15, 2024

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Cypress business owner charged with felony water pollution, authorities say

  • Mar 24
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Houston cosmetic company charged with dumping 100 gallons of coconut lotion into White Oak Bayou

  • Sep 5, 2025
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New online tool helps people monitor harmful pollution in their neighborhoods

  • Jul 22, 2025
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3 Houston-area facilities that violated pollution laws are seeking new permits, EPA says

  • May 8, 2025
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Siblings facing charges after scrapyard waste runs into waterway in E. Harris Co., documents say

  • Apr 14, 2025
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Deer Park residents voice frustration in response to bad smells: 'This is affecting a lot of people'

  • Nov 15, 2024
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City of Baytown is in the middle of negotiations with EPA

  • Nov 14, 2024
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New report shows air quality is poorest in minority communities

  • Aug 29, 2024

Latest Stories

Baytown is in middle of negotiations with EPA in yearslong lawsuit about sewage overflow issue

People living in Baytown may be one step closer to seeing improvements to the sewage systems after complaining for years about bad smells, pollution, and backups, which led to the EPA filing a lawsuit against the city.

  • Nov 14, 2024

Climate Ready: Solutions to monitor air quality and keep your home clean

Our air quality can change to unhealthy levels throughout the year, even when the skies don't necessarily look bad.

  • Oct 17, 2024

14 years after BP oil spill, Galveston scientists are striving to save the Gulf's deep-sea coral

In 2010, 134 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico, damaging an environmental habitat area larger than the City of Houston.

  • Oct 4, 2024

New Harris Co. report shows air quality poorest in minority communities, leading to health concerns

The report highlights five areas most impacted by air pollution. In one area, residents said their family, including grandparents, children, and grandchildren, all have health problems associated with the exposure.

  • Aug 29, 2024

Sugar Land neighbors unconvinced about proposed gas power plant that leaders claim to be safe

Leaders are trying to sell a solution to rolling blackouts with the power plant. But neighbors are concerned over air quality, to which the Sugar Land mayor insists will comply with environmental standards.

  • Aug 22, 2024