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| EHL Graduation Class |
First EHL Class Graduates! On Decemeber 13 the Empower Houston Leadership Project graduated it's first class. Certificates were presented and a dinner was held for the class. Plans to move forward with the projects that the class iniated are moving forward and this first class is the founding of a new network of organziers working to efect change in Harris county CLICK here for full details!
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Harris County Files Lawsuit
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Harris County Files Lawsuit Against Waste Pit Polluters! The lawsuit petition begins ...The citizens of Harris County no longer feel secure while swimming in the San Jacinto River. The citizens of Harris County no longer trust that the fish they catch from the San Jacinto River are safe to eat. The citizens of Harris County can no longer enjoy camping, picnicking or eating fish or blue crabs in the San Jacinto River free from fear. The citizens of Harris County have lost the ability to enjoy the San Jacinto River and Harris County and its residents have been severely impacted as a result... Click here for more info
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| Fishing the River |
Residents take the San Jacinto Waste Pits matter into their own hands - Given the lack of appropriate signage warning about the presence of dioxins in the waters of the San Jacinto River, community members gathered last Saturday, at River Terrace Park in Channelview, to put up homemade signs in order to inform visitors about the risks of consuming fish caught on those waters. CLICK here for full details!
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| Healthy Cooking Classes! |
Healthy Cooking Classes In the East End Good eating habits promote health and may reduce risk of diseases like diabetes or heart disease. People with skills in healthy eating, cooking, food budgeting and food safety are better able to provide healthy and safe food for themselves and their family thus improving health, stretching their dollars, and moving toward better, healthier lives! Click here for more info
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| San Jacinto Waste Pits |
Important City Council Meeting Coming up on the 28th of July in Baytown! A concerned group of residents from the communities affected by toxic contaminants along the San Jacinto River will address Baytown City officials seeking support to obtain ADDITIONAL TESTING, APPROPRIATE SIGNS AND A PERMANENT SOLUTION for the San Jacinto Waste Pits. CLICK here for full details!
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