City of Houston and Harris Co. file notice of intent to sue over Fifth Ward contaminationA significant step has been taken in the multi-year drama involving Union Pacific and a Fifth Ward neighborhood that has been battling multiple environmental and health issues with a nearby rail yard. It was back in 2019 when the contaminated area around the Union Pacific rail yard along Liberty Road was named a cancer cluster. "To be clear, the city, my office, we have tried to discuss with Union Pacific to reach a resolution. By law, the city, county, and Bayou City Initiative had to deliver this 90-day notice of intent to sue before they could file a lawsuit. It's hard to accept that, and nobody's doing anything, and now something is fixing to be done, I am grateful," longtime Fifth Ward resident Sandra Edwards said.

Source: CNN July 28, 2022 20:02 UTC