{"id":473546,"date":"2026-10-22T16:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/473546\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T16:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:40:19","slug":"forever-chemicals-in-bayous-oct-22-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/473546\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Forever chemicals\u2019 in bayous (Oct. 22, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On Thursday\u2019s show: PFAs, those “forever chemicals,” have turned up in Houston’s bayous along with a lot of other waterways, according to a new report<\/a> from Environment Texas and The Frontier Group. We take a closer look at the report and discuss what can be done about it.<\/p>\n

Sign up for the Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n

Also this hour: We discuss plans to refurbish the Imperial Sugar Char House<\/a> in Sugar Land after the city council there approved a $15 million infusion of future sales tax revenue to fund revitalization efforts<\/a> for one of the city\u2019s historic landmarks.<\/p>\n

Then, we visit the Houston Palestinian Festival<\/a>, which took place Oct. 10-11 at Buffalo Bayou Park.<\/p>\n

And former Houstonian and acclaimed fiction writer Bryan Washington<\/a> was recently named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow<\/a>. He tells us how Houston has shaped his writing and what the unrestricted fellowship, commonly known as a “genius grant,” means as his writing continues to evolve.<\/p>\n

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