Shell Deer Park investigating dead fish, discolored water, and odor
Investigations have been underway in Deer Park this week after reports of odors, dirty water, and dead fish in Patrick Bayou.
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Investigations have been underway in Deer Park this week after reports of odors, dirty water, and dead fish in Patrick Bayou.
Shell Deer Park shared a message on Tuesday that there will be flaring at the chemical plant.
The Texas attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against Shell, seeking over $1 million and alleging a fire at a facility near Houston damaged the environment.
Residents, lawyers, and environmental groups point to aging facilities and reluctant state regulators as reasons for the continued string of industrial fires.
Texans are alarmed by a recent string of fires and toxic releases in a region where oil refining and chemical production is highly concentrated.