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| This section contains various multimedia publications reporting on the contamination in Mission.
For photographs of the community, please visit our PICTURES page.
Please visit LA PLATICA BLOG to read commentary on the Mission struggle by Mission residents, activists, and writers.
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Helena Battle Continues, Vigil Held to Mark 10 Year Anniversary / KRVG TV / Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Citizens living near the plant give agency an earful / KRVG TV / Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Mission Documentary Preview of “Rolando” / Chopped/extracted for presentation at Oberlin College, OH
Mission Documentary Preview of “Dolores” / Chopped/extracted for presentation at Oberlin College, OH
Supreme Court of Texas Clears the Way For Class Action Lawsuit / KRVG TV / Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Helena Chemical Plant Cleaned Up? / KGBT TV / Harlingen, Texas
Ex Worker Says Chemicals Dumped on Land / KRVG TV / Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Neighborhood Suspects House Built on Contaminated Soil / KRVG TV / Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Results of Mission Soil Sample Released / KRVG TV / Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Mission Residents Wait for Settlements / KRVG TV / Rio Grande Valley, Texas
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People of Earth Radio Show / KPFT – Houston / Oct. 5 2007 Interview (Takes some time to upload, large file)
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From The Monitor Newspaper / McAllen, Texas |
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Former Mission Resident / Mission, Texas
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From The Mission Times / Mission, Texas Click here for a link to the 1949 article. |
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ILL EFFECTS: Stain of Hayes-Sammons site lingers in many lives it changed / The Monitor Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Trailer for Mission Superfund documentary to be screened locally / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Toxic Exposure from Mission Superfund site to be discussed at UTPA / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
We still want Clinton to visit Mission Superfund site / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
EPA to start dismantling Mission chemical mixing plant building this month / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Prayer Vigil Held For Mission Superfund site Families / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Pesticide Suit Returns to Courtroom / San Antonio Express News / San Antonio, Texas
Salinas vs. Salinas Court Battle Looming / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Slow Death, Slower Justice: How Pesticides Poisoned South Mission but No One Is Responsible / The Texas Observer / Austin, Texas
Mission Residents May Finally Get Day in Court / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Mission Postcard Project / UT Austin MEChA / Austin, Texas
Dirty Politics Is One Thing But Mutating Residents Is Another / The Paper of South Texas / McAllen, Texas
Salinas Promises to Keep Fighting for Sick Mission Residents / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
The Environmental Massacre of Mission Texas / Final Call News / Washington D.C.
Mission Residents Happy with Supreme Court Ruling / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Hope Is A Beautiful Thing / La Nueva Raza Newspaper / Texas Bhopal in Our Backyard / AID Austin Reflection on Mission Reality Tour Congressman Lloyd Doggett Responds / Official Email to Mission Texas Coaltion / Washington D.C.
Indian Students Compare Bhopal and Mission / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Report: Border Health Care Lacking / The Monitor Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Mission Residents Say Give Us Katrina Homes / Rio Grande Guardian Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Kill Em Before They Get Started / The Mission Times / Mission, Texas
Chemical Plant Report Public / The Monitor Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Congressman Lloyd Doggett to Address Mission Regarding EPA Results / The Monitor Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Bringing Balance to the Table of Justice / La Nueva Raza Newspaper / Texas
Town Sues Companies for Dumping Toxic Waste / Daily Texan Newspaper / Austin, Texas
Congressman Lloyd Doggett Takes Action / Official Letter to EPA / Washington D.C.
From Within / La Nueva Raza Newspaper / Texas
City of Mission Official Investigated by FBI / The Monitor Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Walking Through Hell for a Heavenly Cause / La Nueva Raza Newspaper / Texas
Justice for All…Where Is It? / La Nueva Raza Newspaper / Texas
Killing Fields of Texas / La Voz de Esperanza Magazine / San Antonio, Texas
City Plans to Demolish Contaminated Warehouse / The Monitor Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Miraculous apparitions of crosses in Mission / La Nueva Raza Newspaper / Texas
Chemical Plant Owner Says City is Ignoring Him / The Monitor Newspaper / McAllen, Texas
Attack of the Toxic Bats / La Nueva Raza Newspaper / Texas
Killing Fields of Texas / La Nueva Raza Newspaper / Texas
DDT Man Lives / Dallas Morning Star / Dallas, Texas
Article from 1980 that was published in Dallas after EPA’s findings / Dallas Morning Star / Dallas, Texas
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| Press Release and Invitation to Mission documentary trailer – April 6, 2008
UTPA Sponsors Platica on Mission Contamination – Thurs, Mar 27, 2008
PowerPoint presentation on Mission, Texas for Oberlin College Lecture
Invitation to presentation on Mission, Texas at Oberlin College, OH
The State of Human Affairs: A Report From Mission, Texas Presented at Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C.
A Direct Assault: Chemicals and Conspiracies – Mission, Texas Presented at Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C. Mission Policy Brief Powerpoint Mission Reality Tour Invitation Texas Supreme Court Handout on Mission Case
Invitation to Mission Hearing at Texas Supreme Court
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