During February’s Freeze in Texas, Refineries and Petrochemical Plants Released Almost 4 Million Pounds of Extra Pollutants
The companies mounted their standard “affirmative defense,” and environmentalists doubt Texas regulators will hold them accountable. Communities of color around Houston were disproportionately impacted.
By Aman Azhar
March 15, 2021
Ships are docked along refinery facilities at the Houston Ship Channel, part of the Port of Houston, on March 6, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Credit: Loren Elliot/AFP via Getty Images
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01/27/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/27/2021 14:27
Dow Chemical Company and Two Subsidiaries Will Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Four Chemical Plants
01/27/2021
WASHINGTON (January 27,
2021) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) announced a settlement with Dow Chemical Company and two subsidiaries, Performance Materials NA Inc. and Union Carbide Corporation, that will eliminate thousands of tons of air pollution from four of Dow s petrochemical manufacturing facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
The settlement resolves allegations that Dow and its subsidiaries violated the Clean Air Act by failing to properly operate and monitor industrial flares at their petrochemical facilities, which resulted in excess emissions of harmful air pollution. Under the settlement, the companies will spend approximately $294 million to install and operate air pollution control and monitori
15:34 PM | January 22, 2021 | Rebecca Coons
Dow will spend approximately $294 million to install and operate air pollution control and monitoring technology at four US chemical facilities as part of a settlement with the US Department of.
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana reported the following activities in the suit brought by
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality against
Dow Chemical Company,
Union Carbide Coporation on Jan. 19. Complaint Against All Defendants (filed On Behalf Of Usa-Filing Fee Not Required) Filed By United States Of America. (attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)attorney Kirk Woodson Koester Added To Party United States Of America(pty:pla).(koester, Kirk) Notice By All Plaintiffs Re 1 Complaint, Notice Of Lodging Consent Decree. (attachments: # 1 Proposed Pleading Consent Decree Part 1 Of 4, # 2 Proposed Pleading Consent Decree Part 2 Of 4, # 3 Proposed Pleading Consent Decree Part 3 Of 4, # 4 Proposed Pleading Consent Decree Part 4 Of 4 And Appendices, # 5 Appendix, # 6 Appendix)(koester, Kirk)