Toxic Benzene Levels Along Texas Gulf Coast Among Nation’s Highest, Report Says
Researchers found that state policy and oil refineries’ failure to fix leaks contributed more to high benzene emissions than the size or capacity of the refineries.
Industrial Pollutants Leave San Angelo Residents Without Water
In some areas of the West Texas city, the state found concentrations of benzene, a known carcinogen, to be 35 times the safe limit.
Texas' Move to Control Coal Ash Pollution
Texas is close to finalizing a years-long effort to wrangle control of coal ash pollution from the EPA.