Illegal dumping is costing Houston taxpayers millions of dollars, and in some neighborhoods, the problem is only getting worse.
Fire in Cloverleaf linked to an abandoned property leaves families homeless. Neighbors demand action after squatters return post-cleanup.
A search warrant reveals Houston Police Department’s environmental unit is investigating Houston business DeWalch Technologies for hazardous wastes “being discharged into the environment, the City of Houston Sanitary Sewer system, and into or adjacent to a stormwater drainage system.”
An illegal dumping site that KPRC 2 Investigates first exposed four days ago in unincorporated Fort Bend County sits untouched causing residents to have more questions.
Illegal dumping has been a major problem in Houston and Harris County for decades. However, it’s also a challenge in other parts of the Houston area.
As the city of Houston faces a federal probe into its handling of illegal dumping in Black and Brown neighborhoods, residents in Sunnyside say they’ve seen no sign things are improving.
Residents of a neighborhood in southwest Houston said a vacant lot has become a popular place for illegal dumping, despite their many calls to the city of Houston.
Homeowners in southeast Houston are unhappy with a home and a pile of trash that has become an eyesore to the neighborhood.
