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Dec 14, 2023 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
In June 2022, Public Health Watch learned that Channelview, Texas, has been exposed to high levels of cancer-causing benzene for nearly two decades — and @TCEQ knew about it.
18 months later, our investigation is out. The results are shocking: 🧵
publichealthwatch.org/2023/12/13/hou…
This story was sparked by a tip from longtime state employees who had tried — and failed — to raise the alarm about @k_solv, a chemical facility in the middle of a neighborhood.
This wasn’t just hearsay, we were told. There was proof.