The statement says that Harris County Attorney Christian D Menefee, and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will submit notices of intent to sue.
The statement says that Harris County Attorney Christian D Menefee, and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will submit notices of intent to sue pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to Union Pacific Railroad in connection with long-standing contamination in Houston's Fifth Ward from Union Pacific's Houston Wood Preserving Works creosote treatment facility.
According to the statement, the Texas Department of State Health Services found significant increases in cancer rates around the Union Pacific rail yard. "Residents of the Fifth Ward, a historically Black and underserved community, have dealt with negative health effects from hazardous waste and chemicals for decades. Both children and adults in the area are subject to higher rates of certain types of cancers, and it’s time that we ensure they have the clean air and water they deserve. Union Pacific should be held accountable for the harm this facility has caused to its neighbors." said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee.
Mayor Sylvester Turner stated, "Communities of color disproportionately bear the burden of industrial pollution. The UP facility here is a textbook example. UP can and must take all necessary steps to address the contamination from its dangerous chemicals and the adverse consequences to our residents.
The statement said the notice will state that the City of Houston and Harris County will file a citizen suit in federal court seeking injunctive relief against Union Pacific to address its dangerous storage and disposal of hazardous waste at the Union Pacific facility.
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