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Energy & Environment

Report: Half The Texas Refineries Spewing Benzene Above Federal Threshold Are Near Houston

Posted on February 6, 2020 · An environmental nonprofit has released an analysis of first-of-its-kind air monitoring data that shows benzene levels at 10 U.S. petroleum refineries exceeded limits established in an Obama-era environmental regulation. Six are in Texas.

Satellite view of the Arkema SA chemical plant in Crosby, Texas.

Hurricane Harvey

Harvey Causes Chemical Companies To Release 1 Million Pounds Of Extra Air Pollutants

Posted on September 5, 2017 · Oil refineries and chemical plants across the Texas Gulf Coast released more than 1 million pounds of dangerous air pollutants in the week after Harvey struck, according to filings.

Energy & Environment

Gasoline prices are soaring well above the price of crude oil. Here’s why

Posted on July 25, 2022 · Reduced U.S. and European refining capacity, Russia’s war in Ukraine, and even Chinese export limits are all combining to send prices at the pump far higher than they were the last time crude oil traded in the $100-a-barrel range.

Hurricane Harvey

Texas Refineries Shut Down By Harvey Slowly Coming Back On Line

Posted on September 7, 2017 · The storm took as big a toll on the workers needed to run the refineries as it did on the machinery or buildings.

Hurricane Harvey

Harvey Causes Chemical Companies To Release 1 Million Pounds Of Extra Air Pollutants

Energy & Environment

Houston Hurricane Protection Plan Still In Limbo

Posted on October 6, 2016 · After vowing six months ago to reach a consensus on a plan to protect the Houston Ship Channel's oil refineries and chemical plants from a direct-hit hurricane, the region's scientists said Wednesday they aren't there yet — and won't be until next year at the earliest.

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Energy & Environment

Report: Half The Texas Refineries Spewing Benzene Above Federal Threshold Are Near Houston

Hurricane Harvey

Harvey Causes Chemical Companies To Release 1 Million Pounds Of Extra Air Pollutants

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