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Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Air Monitors Detect Cancer-Causing Compound as Environmental Concerns Grow in E. Harris County |
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Independent air monitors have detected a plume of cancer-causing benzene near homes and businesses outside a Valero Energy oil refinery in east Houston, raising concerns among environmentalists and city officials who say the compound is nearly twice the state limits for short-term exposure. The reports come amid growing environmental concerns over the San Jacinto River Waste Pits, one of 13 Superfund sites in Texas that flooded during Hurricane Harvey. Environmentalists called Tuesday for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to provide additional information about whether dioxin escaped from the pits into the floodwaters.
Jordan Blum and Lise Olsen, Houston Chronicle 09/06/2017   
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| U.S. to Unveil Revised Self-Driving Car Guidelines: Sources |
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President Donald Trumpâ??s administration is set to unveil revised self-driving vehicle guidelines next week in Michigan, responding to automakersâ?? calls for elimination of legal barriers to putting autonomous vehicles on the road, sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao was expected to unveil the revised guidelines next Tuesday at a self-driving vehicle testing facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan, four people briefed on the matter said.
Reuters, The Washington Post 09/06/2017
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| Baylor Settles Lawsuit Filed by Woman |
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Baylor University has settled a lawsuit filed by a former female student who said she was gang raped by two football players and alleged the program at the nation's largest Baptist school fostered a "culture of violence." The plaintiff known as "Elizabeth Doe" had alleged knowledge of at least 52 acts of rape by more than 30 football players over several years. Terms of the settlement filed Tuesday were not released.
Wire Reports, The Dallas Morning News 09/06/2017
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| Government Faces Suit Over Addicks & Barker Dam Releases |
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A group of flooded-out Harris County homeowners and businesses sued the federal government on Tuesday, accusing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers of knowingly condemning their properties by releasing water from the Barker and Addicks reservoirs after Hurricane Harvey. An attorney whose Heathwood home and his wife's home business were deluged after the rains had subsided, is seeking compensation that could reach into the billions of dollars in what he hopes will become a massive class-action lawsuit that would include compensation for homeowners, building managers and business owners within the area flooded by the controlled releases.
Gabrielle Banks, Houston Chronicle 09/06/2017
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