Yikes, 13 of Houston’s Superfund sites flooded during Harvey.

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By Amelia UrrySep 5, 2017, 4:16 pm126 pts
An AP reporter visited seven sites on Thursday, and found that all were underwater. One site, the Highlands Acid Pit, Jason Dearen writes, was barely visible above the churning San Jacinto River, and “the air smelled bitter.” Nearby, “a pair of tall white tanks had tipped over into a heap of twisted…

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