Energy & Environment
A petrochemical company wants to expand in Houston’s East End. The city says air pollution levels are already too high
Posted on · Environmental groups say the company, TPC, regularly violates environmental standards.
Tag: Port Neches
Energy & Environment
Texas Regulators Want Stiffer Penalties For Company Whose Port Neches Plant Exploded
Posted on · 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.
Houston Matters
Tuesday’s Show: How A State Takeover Of HISD Would Work, And Practicing Haitian Vodou (Dec. 3, 2019)
Posted on · 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.