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EPA Finds Dioxin Exposed at Superfund Site after Storm, Orders Tests
Cancer causing dioxins leached from a Superfund site along a Texas river during Hurricane Harvey flood, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said, triggered calls for the toxic wastes to be permanently moved.
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EPA Finds Damage at Superfund Site from Hurricane Harvey
The EPA confirmed the fears of citizens that Hurricane Harvey flooding spawned a leak in one of the most dangerous and vulnerable of Houston’s Superfund sites — the San Jacinto Waste Pits.
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EPA statement
Statement of EPA concerning Superfund site at San Jacinto waste pits
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With Billions at stake in VW case, state and counties at odds
Volkswagen faces billions of dollars in fine in Texas for its admitted cheating on emissions tests, but the potential payday is being held up as the state Attorney General and county officials fight in court over which government agencies will get to claim a share of the proceeds from the German auto giant.
AttorneysRichard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman, Warner V. Hocker.
YearJuly 7, 2017
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Texas Justices Say Noble Can’t ditch $63M Cleanup Indemnity
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday held Noble Energy Inc. must indemnify ConocoPhillips for $63 million in environmental cleanup costs under an indemnity agreement that wasn’t disclosed when Noble’s predecessor bought oil and gas assets during a Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Richard Mithoff was lead attorney for ConocoPhillips
AttorneysRichard Warren Mithoff, Sherie Potts Beckman, Warner V. Hocker.
YearJune 26, 2017
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Fishermen, Landowners Allege Harm from Waste Pits in Suit Against Owners of San Jacinto River Superfund Site Locals With Cancer Blame Sludge Fouling San Jacinto River
More than 600 people are part of the ongoing legal dispute in Harris County. Filed in 2012, the case has grown into one of the largest environmental class action lawsuits in Texas history, according to attorney Richard Mithoff.
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Harris County Warns Some Near San Jacinto Waste Pits Not to Drink the Water
Health officials told residents near the San Jacinto waste pits to drink only bottled water for now.