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Overall, this encompassed nearly 200 facilities across 54 counties. Each facility reported releases of toxic chemicals between Feb. 11 and March 9. Roughly one-fifth of the airborne pollution occurred in the Houston area.  One industrial facility near Beaumont, Texas, reported emitting 262,522 pounds of methane in less than two hours on Feb. 16. “Texas is not ready for increasingly extreme weather, and the state’s failure to prepare is hurting communities, especially those near high-risk chemical facilities,” said Elena Craft, senior director for climate and health at Environmental De...

Houston-Area Refineries, Plants Emitted Thousands Of Pounds Of Additional Air Pollution During The Winter Freeze State documents show facilities released some 700,000 pounds of excess air pollutants last week, as they faced electrical outages and equipment failures due to the severe winter weather. February 24, 2021, 2:14 PM More than 40 facilities in the Houston area emitted excess pollution during last week’s winter freeze. Refineries and petrochemical plants in the Houston area released thousands of pounds of excess pollution into the air during the winter storm last week, according to s...

Published: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 People lining up to get clean water in Austin, Texas. Photo credit: Mario Cantu/Cal Sport Media/Newscom People waited in line for free potable water at a brewery in Austin, Texas, Friday after freezing weather caused millions of Texans to lose electricity and clean water. Mario Cantu/Cal Sport Media/Newscom Furor over last week's Texas power crisis showed no sign of subsiding yesterday as five grid directors announced plans to resign, financial troubles mounted and President Biden scheduled a Houston visit to mark the disaster. Even with power back ...