House Democrats are investigating a dramatic drop off in enforcement action at the EPA under former EPA administrator Scott Pruitt and Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler during the Trump administration, as the president seeks to reduce regulations and build American industry. Among the non-actions under scrutiny is a near 500,000 gallon gasoline spill at Magellan Midstream Partners’ terminal on the Houston Ship Channel during Hurricane Harvey. houstonchronicle.com

“New potential delays on a $480 million flood protection project along Brays Bayou that already has proceeded haphazardly for nearly a quarter-century have strained the relationship between the Harris County Flood Control District and the watershed’s residents, many of whom live deep inside the floodplain. The hold-up on the replacement of three bridges over the bayou, prompted by the discovery of utility lines in two of the spans, is just the latest reminder of the disconnect between the urgency residents feel about flood mitigation projects after Hurricane Harvey and the laggard pace of the region’s recovery from the storm.” houstonchronicle.com

“Almost half of over 13,500 survey respondents had to leave their homes and were displaced for an average of 20 weeks as a result of Hurricane Harvey, according to initial results of the Hurricane Harvey Registry shared to the public on Feb. 21. Mayor Sylvester Turner released the first public report of the Hurricane Harvey Registry, a collection of surveys completed by the people of Houston to detail the amount of environmental exposure and health effects received as a result of the event, at Houston City Hall on Thursday.” communityimpact.com