Harvey spreads oil industry air pollution in Texas
Oil refineries in the Houston area damaged by Hurricane Harvey may have accidentally released millions of pounds of contaminants into the air, according to news reports.
Chevron Phillips Chemical told the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that it may have released more than 745,000 pounds of airborne pollutants as it shut down its Cedar Bayou Plant in Baytown, Texas. Oil refineries and other facilities are required to file emissions reports estimating the amount of contaminants released into the air as soon as an event occurs.