Robert Emery

University of Texas Health Science Center

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Vice president for safety at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.

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The flooding in Texas and Louisiana pose major health and environmental risks to the region.

The health risks brought by Tropical Storm Harvey

The flooding in Texas and Louisiana pose major health and environmental risks to the region.

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