Houston Matters

Fighting Superfund sites (April 22, 2024)

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Sinopsis

On Monday's show: A new PBS documentary called Poisoned Ground tells the story of the Love Canal environmental disaster near Niagara Falls that led to the creation of the EPA's Superfund program. Much of the fight against that site was led by women, and we hear from one of them. And we learn how one of them inspired and mentored Houston activist Jackie Medcalf, who’s working to clean up superfund sites around this area.Also this hour: We discuss recent developments in the world of consumer technology with columnist Dwight Silverman.And we get an update on Houston sports from Jeff Balke.