Sinking homes, toxic soil: Why the ground under your house matters

Some homeowners in Houston are dealing with a host of unexpected environmental issues - from discovering years after purchasing their homes that their land was sinking underneath them to learning there are still cancer risks tied to old school industrial developments nearby. As Houston Chronicle’s environmental reporter Emily Foxhall departs, we sit down to discuss a few of her biggest stories impacting Houston real estate. Neighbors contend with rail yard after decades of contamination Fifth Ward residents insulted by EPA tips to avoid rail yard contamination: ‘What’s in us is in us’ Homes in The Woodlands could sink by more than a foot over decades under new groundwater guidelines BRACE FOR THE STORM: The Ike Dike will transform Galveston. See how in a fly-through tour. Support the show: https://offers.houstonchronicle.com/?offerid=125&origin=newsroom&ipid=podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices