BREAKING: The Environmental Protection Agency plans to pause the disposal of toxic waste from East Palestine, Ohio, that was headed to Harris County, a US Representative says.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee made that announcement in a tweet and in a statement sent to KPRC 2.
“Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is announcing that the Federal Environmental Protection Agency is pausing the disposal of toxic waste from East Palestine, including any disposal headed for Houston and Harris County,” the statement read. “Congresswoman Jackson Lee has worked intensely with the EPA and EPA Administrator for the last few days to protect communities from toxic waste disposal,” the office of Congresswoman Jackson Lee said in a statement.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is announcing that the Federal Environmental Protection Agency is pausing the disposal of toxic waste from East Palestine, including any disposal headed for Houston and Harris County.
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