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March 23, 2018

AP: Hurricane Harvey Toxic Releases Far Worse Than Previously Known
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In Texas, the Associated Press reports that Hurricane Harvey released
far more toxins into the environment than initially reported, when it
brought unprecedented flooding to the Texas Gulf Coast last summer. AP
reporters catalogued more than 100 Harvey-related toxic releases, most
of which were never made public, including spills of carcinogenic
compounds like benzene and vinyl chloride, and the release of nearly
half a billion gallons of industrial wastewater mixed with stormwater
from one chemical plant in Baytown alone. The AP reports Texas
investigators have looked into 89 incidents and have yet to announce any
enforcement actions.


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