
Salina Arredondo
@arredondosalina
Writer, producer, podcaster | @pubhealthwatch @columbiajourn
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16-09-2021 06:19:06
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For nearly 20 years, people living in a small community east of Houston are routinely breathing dangerous levels of benzene, a chemical linked to leukemia and other blood cancers. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has not told residents publichealthwatch.org/2023/12/13/hou…

Big thanks to Texas Standard (@texasstandard.bsky.social) for having me + Salina Arredondo on this morning! We uncovered dangerous benzene levels in Channelview — but this issue isn't isolated. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality negligence impacts people across Texas. Listen to the full segment: texasstandard.org/stories/housto….

In December, a PHW investigation exposed sky-high benzene levels + Texas Commission on Environmental Quality negligence in Channelview, TX. That begged the question: What is EPA Region 6 doing to step up? The answer: Far too little. New from Salina Arredondo + Molly Peterson publichealthwatch.org/2024/03/25/epa…

Channelview, Texas, residents have faced hazardous benzene levels for two decades. Regulators have kept quiet. 🔗bit.ly/3UKOHNG 📝 @davidjleffler @SavannaStrott Salina Arredondo @JCholakovska 📸@markdfelix

Awed by the Toxic Texas Air team Public Health Watch for winning the 2024 RTDNA National Edward R #Murrow Award for Continuing Coverage. Congrats Jim Morris DavidLeffler Salina Arredondo @SavannaStrott @JCholakovska Jordan Gass-Poore' 💀 Nazmul Ahasan David Fritze

