Spills at Houston toxic site reported after Harvey floods
The U.S. government logged three spills at U S Oil Recovery, a Houston Superfund site, in the days after Hurricane Harvey. EPA records and Coast Guard logs show spills affecting Vince Bayou and possibly the Houston Ship Channel, though EPA has not publicly confirmed details. Wildlife and waterway contamination concerns persist as officials assess the scene.
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Ship Channel
U.S. Oil Recovery
Harvey
Environmental Protection Agency
PRP Group
U.S. Coast Guard
National Response Center
EPA
Coast Guard
Federal
Scott Pruitt
San Jacinto River
Pruitt
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Thomas Voltaggio
Voltaggio
Houston Ship Channel
Texas
Odessa Council weighs interim city manager and severance
The Odessa City Council will hold a 5 p.m. special meeting to consider appointing an interim city manager and approve a $233,220.65 severance package to the terminated city manager Richard Morton. A vote on the tax rate is planned, followed by a finance committee session reviewing contracts, a new business challenge program and roadway funding.
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Odessa
Richard Morton
Morton
Nance Committee
Odessa Development Corporation
Sand mining boom pushes into Permian Basin near Kermit
Hi-Crush plans a 30 acre sand extraction phase on a 1300 acre site once the Dunes at Kermit property, bought for 275 million this year, with a 50 million plant. Analysts doubt all announced mines come online due to logistics and labor limits, while officials weigh traffic and housing impacts and reserve lizard habitat protections.
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Hi- Crush
Kermit
Hi-Crush
Rasmus
Infill
Permian Basin
Sagebrush Lizard
Enaaeene
Public Accounts Office
Wisconsin
Permian
Joseph Triepke
Infill Thinking
Parent engagement key to student success says Brown
Brown stresses involvement of parents at all levels and states schools must reach into the community to keep parents engaged and comfortable visiting campuses for discussions about their children's education.
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Brown
Ector Middle School meeting on campus improvement ideas
Regina McKnight of Ector Middle School speaks at an Ector County ISD trustees session about campus improvement plans. The meeting drew only a few parents while administrators and teachers discussed efforts now in their fifth year under state accountability standards.
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Ector Middle School
Regina McKnight
Ector County Isd
Odessa Junior College to vote on tax rate for 2017 2018 budget
The Odessa Junior College District Board of Trustees will vote on a tax rate set to raise 26.6 million dollars in tax revenue for 2017 2018 at a public meeting on Tuesday September 26 2017. The session will be held at 6 30 p m in the Zant Community Room Saulsbury Campus Center 201 West University Blvd Odessa TX. The higher levy funds the operating budget and debt service.
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Odessa Junior College District
Zant
Saulsbury
West University Blvd
Odessa
Board of Trustees
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