Houston's Fifth Ward Community Group Changes EPA Superfund Decision for the Better

MfCA - Press: "The Fifth Ward Chapter of Mothers for Clean Air, a non-profit community-based environmental group, has scored a major success in the clean-up of a hazardous waste site in its community. Comments made by the chapter in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal for clean-up influenced the EPA to change its decision to a more extensive clean-up of the Many Diversified Interests (MDI) Superfund site that sits across the street from an elementary school.

The chapter worked with a consultant, hired through an EPA grant, to submit its technical comments. Chapter members wrote their own comments and also asked other interested parties to write letters. The EPA was “bombarded with a lot of comments...We got your comments and we listened to you,” said Stacey Bennet, Remedial Project Manager for the site. She added, “(the comments) were instrumental in getting EPA to reconsider its proposal.” The site will now be cleaned up to a level that will support the redevelopment proposed by the community. [...]"