East of Houston’s city limits, a battered Interstate 10 bridge soars over a narrow point in the San Jacinto River, slicing across the peninsula that houses two waste pits where toxic sludge was ...

Burn Pits and Health Effects Burning large amounts of waste in an open-air setting can produce a lot more toxic fumes compared with contained burning in an incinerator.

Why are burn pits bad? According to the VA, burning waste in pits can prove more toxic than in a commercial incinerator that operates a controlled, high-temperature burn.

New study finds elevated cancer rates near toxic San Jacinto River waste pits State researchers found above normal levels of four types of cancer in communities near a toxic waste site.

In addition, House Bill 4572 would strengthen other regulations for reserve pits, where oil and gas companies permanently bury waste next to drilling sites.

House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste. Supporters of the bill gave testimony this week at the state capitol.

House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste. Supporters of the bill gave testimony this week at the Capitol.

As much as 200,000 cubic yards of highly toxic waste was dumped into the pits and later eroded allowing for contaminants to leak into the San Jacinto River.

Residents worry over new risks from the I-10 bridge construction, now likely to happen alongside remediation of the San Jacinto River waste pits Superfund site.

House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste.

Bill would stop Texas oil drillers from secretly burying toxic waste on private property House Bill 4572 would introduce new requirements for pits where drillers bury oil and gas waste.