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Texas Chemical Plant Agrees To Cut Harmful Air Pollution In Overburdened Community
2014-03-24 02:24:20| chemicalonline News Articles
The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recently that Flint Hills Resources of Port Arthur has agreed to implement innovative technologies to control harmful air pollution from industrial flares and leaking equipment at the company’s chemical plant in Port Arthur, Texas
New Facilities For 2-EH And Propanol: Oxea Starts Basic Engineering At Bay City, Texas
2014-03-24 01:50:01| chemicalonline News Articles
In a move to better serve its customers in North and Latin America, the global chemical company Oxea has started basic engineering for a 2-Ethylhexanol (2-EH) and a Propanol unit at its world-scale production plant at Bay City, Texas
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Cleanup after Texas oil spill causes disruption major waterway
2014-03-23 18:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The cleanup of an unknown amount of thick, sticky oil that spilled into the Galveston Bay blocked traffic on Sunday between the Gulf of Mexico and one of the world's busiest petrochemical transportation waterways, affecting all vessels, even cruise ships. A barge carrying nearly a million gallons of marine fuel oil collided with a ship on Saturday afternoon, springing a leak. Officials believe only one of the barge's tanks which holds 168,000 gallons, was breached, though Coast Guard Petty Officer...
Crews Work to Contain Oil From Leaking Barge in Texas
2014-03-23 17:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Emergency crews in Texas worked on Sunday to contain 168,000 gallons of oil that leaked into Galveston Bay on Saturday from a barge that collided with a ship, officials said. Four skimming vessels remained overnight Saturday at the scene of the spill near Texas City, the United States Coast Guard said. They were joined Sunday morning by 20 response vessels, along with 90,000 feet of boom to help contain the oil. Crews were removing cargo from the barge to raise it in the water, a spokesman...
Crews Mopping Up Oil Spill In Texas' Galveston Bay
2014-03-23 14:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The cleanup of an unknown amount of thick, sticky oil in Galveston Bay continued Sunday, a day after a barge carrying nearly a million gallons of fuel collided with a ship. Crews are skimming oil out of the water and booms have been brought in to protect environmentally sensitive areas of the Houston shipping channel, Coast Guard Petty Officer Andy Kendrick said Sunday morning. The area is a popular bird habitat, especially during the approaching migratory shorebird season, and Kendrick said there...
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