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Texas defends its less protective standard for highly toxic air pollutant during EPA meeting

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on February 22, 2022 · The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to reclassify ethylene oxide as significantly more carcinogenic than previously thought. Texas is the only state to reject the EPA’s analysis.

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Mysterious Smell Has Pearland Residents Complaining, Texas Investigating

Dave Fehling

Posted on February 10, 2016 · There’s a mysterious “stench” in a Houston-area community that’s causing hundreds of residents to complain.

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