According to a press release, health officials found in their test samples a highly toxic chemical compound called dioxin, which is said to be associated with cancer and other serious health risks.
**NOTE: The video above is from a previous report** Harris County and the City of Houston announced they are ready to take legal action against Union Pacific over that cancer cluster in Fifth Ward. We are hearing more and more about lives potentially cut short by the railroad's pollution.
According to a press release shared Friday, health officials found a highly toxic chemical compound called dioxin, which is said to be associated with cancer and other serious health risks. Residents in Fifth Ward cancer cluster 'feel betrayed' over Union Pacific political donations to area leaders
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