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Cancer rates near San Jacinto River waste pits ‘significantly greater’ than Texas average

Summary by Houston Public Media
The Texas Department of State Health Services, at the request of the nonprofit Texas Health and Environmental Alliance, studied cancer rates in a 65-census-tract area in the floodplain surrounding the San Jacinto River, both upstream and downstream of toxic waste pits. Instances of leukemia were more than three times the state average, according to the study, which examined the period between 2013-21.

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abc 13 Houstonabc 13 Houston

Local advocates bring renewed attention to cancer cluster around San Jacinto waste pits

A community group that has been fighting to clean up the San Jacinto waste pits for a decade now has a new weapon: the latest state study showing a large cancer cluster.

·Houston, United States
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The Texas TribuneThe Texas Tribune

New study finds elevated cancer rates near toxic San Jacinto River wa…

State researchers found above normal levels of four types of cancer in communities near a toxic waste site.

·Austin, United States
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Houston Public MediaHouston Public Media

Cancer rates near San Jacinto River waste pits ‘significantly greater’ than Texas average

The Texas Department of State Health Services, at the request of the nonprofit Texas Health and Environmental Alliance, studied cancer rates in a 65-census-tract area in the floodplain surrounding the San Jacinto River, both upstream and downstream of toxic waste pits. Instances of leukemia were more than three times the state average, according to the study, which examined the period between 2013-21.

·Houston, United States
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The Baytown SunThe Baytown Sun

Cancer cluster tag adds urgency to Waste Pits cleanup

Environmental activist Jackie Medcalf unveiled Monday a new state report identifying a 250-square mile around the San Jacinto River Waste Pits as a cancer cluster.

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Houston Public Media broke the news in Houston, United States on Monday, February 24, 2025.
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