/tags/petrochemicals Petrochemicals en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:34:32 GMT /energy-environment/2021-02-24/houston-area-refineries-plants-emitted-thousands-of-pounds-of-additional-air-pollution-during-the-winter-freeze Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:34:32 GMT /energy-environment/2021-02-24/houston-area-refineries-plants-emitted-thousands-of-pounds-of-additional-air-pollution-during-the-winter-freeze Katie Watkins | Houston Public Media /energy-environment/2019-12-19/texas-regulators-want-stiffer-penalties-for-company-whose-port-neches-plant-exploded Environmental and watchdog groups have long criticized the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for taking it too easy on polluters � and the TCEQ� Thu, 19 Dec 2019 21:36:24 GMT /energy-environment/2019-12-19/texas-regulators-want-stiffer-penalties-for-company-whose-port-neches-plant-exploded Kiah Collier /energy-environment/2019-12-05/county-calls-for-evacuation-of-port-neches-a-week-after-plant-explosion Officials in Jefferson County are telling the city's residents to evacuate amid air quality concerns a week after two explosions and a fire at a chemical� Thu, 05 Dec 2019 17:46:40 GMT /energy-environment/2019-12-05/county-calls-for-evacuation-of-port-neches-a-week-after-plant-explosion Matthew Watkins | Texas Tribune /energy-environment/2019-11-29/evacuation-order-lifted-after-port-neches-chemical-plant-fire-declared-contained Officials lifted evacuation orders Friday for around 50,000 people on the Texas Gulf Coast, determining a massive fire was finally under control at a� Fri, 29 Nov 2019 19:24:31 GMT /energy-environment/2019-11-29/evacuation-order-lifted-after-port-neches-chemical-plant-fire-declared-contained Paul J. Weber | The Associated Press /energy-environment/2019-11-28/port-neches-plant-rocked-by-multiple-explosions-was-declared-high-priority-violator-by-epa The Port Neches chemical plant where two explosions and an ongoing fire prompted widespread mandatory evacuations Wednesday has a years-long history of� Thu, 28 Nov 2019 19:24:02 GMT /energy-environment/2019-11-28/port-neches-plant-rocked-by-multiple-explosions-was-declared-high-priority-violator-by-epa Kiah Collier /energy-environment/2019-11-27/officials-say-theres-no-clear-end-yet-to-fire-at-chemical-plant-in-southeast-texas Officials say they have no estimate for how much time is needed to bring under control a Texas chemical plant fire ignited by a series of explosions.At a� Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:20:35 GMT /energy-environment/2019-11-27/officials-say-theres-no-clear-end-yet-to-fire-at-chemical-plant-in-southeast-texas The Associated Press /energy-environment/2019-08-07/texas-sues-exxon-mobil-after-fire-at-houston-area-refinery Texas is suing Exxon Mobil for alleged environmental violations following a fire that broke out last week at one of the company's Houston-area plants.The� Wed, 07 Aug 2019 22:32:27 GMT /energy-environment/2019-08-07/texas-sues-exxon-mobil-after-fire-at-houston-area-refinery Becky Fogel /energy-environment/2019-08-01/harris-county-sues-exxon-mobil-a-day-after-fire-breaks-out-at-refinery-outside-houston Harris County and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are suing Exxon Mobil for allegedly violating the Texas Clean Air Act and Texas Water� Thu, 01 Aug 2019 20:47:39 GMT /energy-environment/2019-08-01/harris-county-sues-exxon-mobil-a-day-after-fire-breaks-out-at-refinery-outside-houston Houston Public Media /energy-environment/2019-07-22/cleanup-continues-four-months-after-petrochemical-fire-outside-houston The cleanup of millions of gallons of waste and polluted water is far from over four months after a large fire burned for days at a Houston-area� Mon, 22 Jul 2019 23:22:39 GMT /energy-environment/2019-07-22/cleanup-continues-four-months-after-petrochemical-fire-outside-houston The Associated Press /energy-environment/2019-05-31/3-big-takeaways-for-texas-energy-and-the-environment-from-this-years-legislative-session The 2019 legislative session saw fights over renewable energy, climate resilience and pipeline construction. Now that the dust is settling on the field of� Fri, 31 May 2019 11:01:00 GMT /energy-environment/2019-05-31/3-big-takeaways-for-texas-energy-and-the-environment-from-this-years-legislative-session Mose Buchele