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EPA consent order on Union Pacific creosote contamination
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This is part of Our Environment — environment, climate, and the land we share.
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EPA Region 6 covers Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Arkansas and is headquartered in Dallas. Region 6 enforces the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and other federal environmental laws. For Houston, Region 6 monitors air quality in the Houston Ship Channel industrial corridor, oversees Superfund cleanup sites, investigates environmental justice complaints from fenceline communities, and regulates industrial facilities. Region 6 has an Environmental Justice office that specifically addresses the disproportionate environmental burdens faced by low-income and communities of color in the Houston area.