Across the globe, creosote contamination and its impact on public health and communities have been widely reported. Below is a curated list of media articles and summaries detailing how creosote has affected neighbourhoods, families, and environments — from Ireland to the United States.

Industry Poisoned a Vibrant Black Neighbourhood in Houston

This Houston Public Media article investigates how historic creosote contamination from a rail yard in Houston’s Fifth Ward disproportionately impacted a Black community. Residents continue to suffer from elevated cancer rates, and debate rages over whether a buyout is a sufficient solution.
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Carbondale Community Still Hurting 100 Years Later

This piece covers the long-standing environmental and health impact of a creosote wood-treatment site in Carbondale, Illinois. Despite closure decades ago, local residents still face health risks and land contamination.
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Pensacola’s Mount Dioxin: EPA’s Cleanup Delays

Inside Climate News explores the EPA’s delay in cleaning up a highly toxic creosote site in Pensacola, Florida, nicknamed “Mount Dioxin.” Despite being labelled a threat to human health, the site remains largely untreated.
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Florida’s Decades-Long Battle with Mount Dioxin

This article from Florida Phoenix highlights ongoing remediation struggles in Florida related to creosote and dioxin contamination. It reflects residents’ frustrations and the failure of long-term EPA oversight.
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Colonial Creosote Site Cleanup

The Green Living Guy reports on EPA efforts to investigate and clean up the Colonial Creosote site in Washington Parish, Louisiana, long considered a pollution hotspot with serious health implications.
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Houston’s Fifth Ward – Birth Defects and Health Concerns

An in-depth feature on families in Houston’s Fifth Ward, where children are reportedly suffering from birth defects and serious illness tied to long-term exposure to creosote vapours and groundwater contamination.
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Drogheda, Ireland – Creosote Odour Makes Residents Unwell

This Irish Independent report reveals how residents in Drogheda became physically ill from creosote odour in the air, with symptoms including headaches and nausea.
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Irish Daily Mail – National Coverage of Creosote Complaints in Hillfort, Kill, Co Kildare
This article provides a national overview of rising public complaints in Ireland regarding creosote-treated timber and associated odours affecting local neighbourhoods.
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North Carolina Town Contaminated by Corporate Neglect

An investigative feature by the Daily Mail into a North Carolina town devastated by years of creosote contamination. Former farmers struggle to survive amid poisoned soil and little government support.
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Fife Child Burned by Creosote Pole

A three-year-old child in Fife, Scotland suffered chemical burns after touching a creosote-treated telephone pole, raising new safety concerns about treated wood in public spaces.
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Eyesore Pole in UK Garden Contains Creosote

This article discusses a UK homeowner’s battle to remove an unsightly broadband pole treated with creosote, describing it as not only a visual nuisance but a potential health risk.
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