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Congress should tie Harvey aid to the debt ceiling increase vote, Mnuchin says

By Hope Yen, Associated Press

On Sunday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott described the federal aid package as an important initial "down payment" on Harvey relief that he expects will come to $150 billion to $180 billion. "We need Congress to step up and pass this…

Surveying toxic waste sites flooded by Harvey

By PBS News Hour

The Associated Press this weekend found in the Houston area that seven Superfund sites -- areas designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as the country’s most contaminated -- had flooded. After the AP report, the EPA released an aerial survey…

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AP Exclusive: Toxic waste sites flooded in Houston area

By Michael Biesecker and Jason Dearen, Associated Press

The Houston metro area has more than a dozen Superfund sites, designated by the EPA as being among America’s most intensely contaminated places.

Upbeat Trump pitches in at shelter for Harvey victims

By Darlene Superville and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press

An upbeat and optimistic President Donald Trump visited with victims of Harvey on Saturday, touring a Houston mega-shelter housing hundreds of displaced people and briefly walking streets lined with soggy, discarded possessions.

No decision yet on who gets Trump’s pledge of disaster aid

By Jonathan Lemire and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

The White House is still trying to decide who will get President Donald Trump's pledged $1 million donation for Harvey storm relief efforts.

For Trump, chance to return to Texas with empathy for Harvey victims

By Ken Thomas, Associated Press

At stops in Houston and Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Saturday, the president planned to survey storm damage, talk with residents and meet with volunteers.

The entire city of Beaumont, Texas, has lost access to clean water

By Michael Boulter

Harvey dumped 29 inches of rain in the Beaumont-Port Arthur area Tuesday, making it among the areas hardest hit by the storm.

Column: If Trump revokes DACA, it will create a humanitarian crisis

By Vivek Wadhwa

As Americans are still reeling from the shock of hearing their President dignify the actions of hatemongers, there is another social crisis brewing. Starting on Sept. 5, more than a million immigrant children could be kicked out of their jobs,…

Wetlands stopped $625 million in property damage during Hurricane Sandy. Can they help Houston?

By Nsikan Akpan

For the first time, a new study gives us a sense of how much property damage these natural habitats can prevent during severe storms like Hurricane Harvey.