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id: 52f33221d8
section: environment
first_reported: 2026-11-09 13:12 CST
updated: 2026-11-09 19:20 CST
status: reported
outlets: 2
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# Congressman Menefee joins Fifth Ward residents seeking EPA report

Congressman Christian D. Menefee joined residents Monday in asking the EPA to release a delayed health risk report on contamination at a Union Pacific site.

Section: [Weather & Environment](/houston/section/life.md) · Entities: [Christian Menefee](/houston/wiki/christian-menefee.md), [Environmental Protection Agency](/houston/wiki/environmental-protection-agency.md), [Union Pacific](/houston/wiki/union-pacific.md)

## Coverage

- [KPRC 2 Click2Houston (NBC)](https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2026/11/09/houston-congressman-joins-fifth-ward-residents-demanding-release-of-delayed-epa-health-report/), 2026-11-09 13:12 CST: Houston congressman joins Fifth Ward residents demanding release of delayed EPA health report
- [ABC13 Houston (KTRK)](https://abc13.com/story/residents-houstons-fifth-ward-accuse-epa-withholding-health-information/20028157/), 2026-11-09 19:20 CST: Residents in Fifth Ward accuse EPA of withholding health information

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