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A petrochemical company wants to expand in Houston’s East End. The city says air pollution levels are already too high

Katie Watkins

Posted on April 13, 2022 · Environmental groups say the company, TPC, regularly violates environmental standards.

Tags envirponmental Petrochemical Port Neches TPC

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Houston-Area Refineries, Plants Emitted Thousands Of Pounds Of Additional Air Pollution During The Winter Freeze

Katie Watkins

Posted on February 24, 2021 · State documents show facilities released some 700,000 pounds of excess air pollutants last week, as they faced electrical outages and equipment failures due to the severe winter weather.

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Texas Regulators Want Stiffer Penalties For Company Whose Port Neches Plant Exploded

Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune

Posted on December 18, 2019 · In a surprising vote, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality rejected a staff-proposed penalty against TPC Group's Port Neches chemical plant — which was rocked by explosions last month — for a slew of 2018 pollution violations and asked that they be referred to the Texas Attorney General's Office.

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Tuesday’s Show: How A State Takeover Of HISD Would Work, And Practicing Haitian Vodou (Dec. 3, 2019)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 3, 2019 · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: We examine the history of the Port Neches chemical plant where explosions and a fire occurred last week. An expert walks us through how the impending state takeover of the HISD board might work. A bug expert answers your questions. And we meet a local practitioner of the Haitian Vodou religion.

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New Report Shows Air Pollution From Plastics Plants In Greater Houston Is Getting Worse

Florian Martin

Posted on September 5, 2019 · Environmentalists want to see more enforcement of clean air laws.

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