Critics Say State and Federal Authorities Lax on Refinery Enforcement. Jeff Claassen and others.
by Claassen, Jeff; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 58Environment. Publisher: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2004ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Air pollution | Factory inspection | Law enforcement | Petroleum industry and trade | Petroleum refineries | Pollutants -- Reporting | Pollution -- Economic aspects | Pollution -- Environmental aspects | Pollution -- Law and legislation | United States Environmental Protection AgencyDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Fifteenth Street and a chain-link fence are all that separate residents of Carver Terrace apartments in Port Arthur, Texas, from a refinery that discharges millions of pounds of harmful chemicals into the air every year....Residents hoped for a change after authorities announced in March 2001 that the refinery's owner, Motiva Enterprises, had agreed to millions of dollars in pollution-control measures. The improvements, to start within months, would reduce emissions of carcinogens and other chemicals linked to respiratory disease, cardiovascular problems and even premature death." (FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM) This article discusses the lack of "clean-air enforcement at many of the nation's 145 oil refineries, even though they remain among the country's worst air polluters."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Critics Say State and Federal Authorities Lax on Refinery Enforcement, July 17, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Fifteenth Street and a chain-link fence are all that separate residents of Carver Terrace apartments in Port Arthur, Texas, from a refinery that discharges millions of pounds of harmful chemicals into the air every year....Residents hoped for a change after authorities announced in March 2001 that the refinery's owner, Motiva Enterprises, had agreed to millions of dollars in pollution-control measures. The improvements, to start within months, would reduce emissions of carcinogens and other chemicals linked to respiratory disease, cardiovascular problems and even premature death." (FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM) This article discusses the lack of "clean-air enforcement at many of the nation's 145 oil refineries, even though they remain among the country's worst air polluters."
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