- 7 Superfund Sites in Houston, 13 Statewide Were Flooded by Harvey, Experienced ‘Possible Damage’Â [AP]
- Without Disputing Claims, EPA Calls AP Report on Superfund Sites ‘Misleading’ [Politico]
- After Explosions, Harris County Fire Marshals Burn Down Last 6 of Arkema’s Chemical Containers in Crosby [Houston Chronicle]
- Texas Lets Companies Keep Chemical Inventories Secret, Even in Emergencies [Texas Observer]
- Thousands of Houston Rental Homes Owned by Wall Street Could Be Affected by Harvey Flooding [HBJ ($)]
- Storm Flooding Destroyed Hundreds of Thousands of Cars in Houston Area [Washington Post]
- Upwards of 12,000 Houston ISD Students Will Likely Be Temporarily Displaced from Their Storm-Damaged Schools [Houston Chronicle]
- Airbnb Asking Hosts To Offer Free Stays to Hurricane Evacuees Through Sept. 25 [New York Times]
- Where Are Houston’s Displaced Going To Live Now? [Houston Press]
- Some Houston Residents Still in Crisis While Others Return to Normal [Houston Chronicle]
- Historic Amount of Detritus Expected from Storm Damage [Houston Chronicle]
- Bryan Caswell’s Oxbow 7 To Debut in Mid-September [Eater Houston]
- Humble Homeowner Finds 9-Ft. Alligator in Dining Room After Floods [abc13]
- Receding Floodwaters Reveal Extent of Houston Area’s Post-Harvey Destruction [HuffPost]
- 12 Sewage Spills Already Reported After Harvey; Environment Texas Estimates Sewage Overflows Could Eventually Total in the Millions of Gallons [Houston Public Media]
- How Professional Drone Pilots Are Helping Houston To Recover [Wired]
- Booming Houston Built Over Land Meant for Flood Projects [AP]
- The Political Roots of Houston’s Flooding [The Nation]
- Zoning Would Not Have Stopped Harvey [Phillip W. Magness]
- How Houston’s Population Boom Made Harvey’s Damage Much Worse [NBC News]
- Houston Still a Model City for Growth, Says Center for Opportunity Urbanism [New York Times]
- Town After Town Under Water in the 100 Miles from Houston to Beaumont [New York Times]
Photo of Buffalo Bayou Downtown (yesterday): Christof Spieler via Swamplot Flickr Pool