Gulf Coast Petrochemical Buildout Draws Billions in Tax Breaks For Polluters
A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.
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A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.
Judges argued that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid air pollution control requirements.
Advocates say the approval process is more of a "rubber stamp" for oil and gas companies to keep polluting indefinitely.
The state is proposing to approve a 17-year-old standard that leading scientists and public health officials call inadequate.
Critics worry about leakage through rock layers, pipeline safety and the lackluster record of the technology onshore.
The policy has been denounced in lawsuits and petitions, but the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality denies that it exists.
One company, Targa Resources, vented more than 500,000 pounds of toxins into the air during 17 reported events over a week-long period of extreme heat.
From Appalachia to Texas and Louisiana, new environmental justice reports highlight how our struggles are connected.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans on dredging a superfund site in order to complete a massive Gulf Coast terminal for oil tankers.
Massive pollution incidents have ballooned in Texas, with an almost total lack of enforcement in response.