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Hurricane Harvey’s Toxic Impact Deeper Than Public Told

Associated Press / Lise Olsen, Houston Chronicle

Posted on March 22, 2018 · More than a half-year after Hurricane Harvey flooded America's largest corridor of energy and petrochemical plants, records show the storm's environmental assault was more widespread and severe than authorities publicly acknowledged

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