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Fifth Ward cancer cluster: All Union Pacific Railyard soil samples test positive for cancer-causing chemicals, officials say!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – ABC13 has been following for decades reports of carcinogenic chemicals and their effects on Fifth District residents. On Friday, the Houston Department of Health announced that it had already begun informing families that all 42 soil samples collected in July around contaminated Union Pacific Rail Yard in Fifth District and Kashmere Gardens tested positive for the cancer-causing chemicals. Creosote is a chemical that was once used to make railroad ties at Railyard. State health officials believe it seeped into nearby soil and groundwater, causing a cancer-causing…

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Now Hiring: 150-acre retail and housing development to host job fair in Fifth Ward along Buffalo Bayou on September 19!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – A 150-acre retail and housing development, which began last year in the Fifth Ward district, will take a job on Monday, September 19. ABC13 first reported this development in 2021. The view of this area is as Houston’s River Walk. “We’re really focused on creating a very attractive outdoor environment across all of our projects,” said Anna Deans of Midway Developers in Houston. “There will also be 360 ​​multi-family units.” Planners said the site, called East River, would have great views of downtown. It will be…

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Fifth Ward cancer cluster: Report shows contamination in Kashmere Gardens is worse than anyone thought!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – There’s a new shocking bombshell about the cancer cluster in Houston’s Fifth Ward and Kashmir Gardens. Our partners in The Houston Chronicle obtained a report that showed the contamination from nearby Railyard was worse than anyone had thought. The report was prepared in 2002 as part of a lawsuit from union Pacific workers who kept getting sick. For years, we thought creosote was the main culprit that seeped into nearby soil and groundwater. The report showed not only creosote, but many other cancer-causing agents, and worse…

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