Levels of benzene, a cancer-causing chemical, reached new highs in the troubled community of Channelview. Regulators never told residents. - Public Health Watch

For nearly 20 years, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has been tracking high levels of benzene outside K-Solv, a barge cleaning and chemical distribution company located in southeastern Channelview, Texas. Credit: Jeffersonn Castellanos, Univision45 photographer Credit: Jeffersonn Castellanos/Univision45Dangerously high levels of benzene continue to plague Channelview, Texas, despite warnings state regulators began issuing ne…