Residents around the Houston Ship Channel have had to live with the potential for disease that comes with breathing numerous toxins emitted from refining and chemical operations.
at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars to industry, as it seeks to remedy the longstanding damage inflicted on communities like Trevino’s.
The EPA is proposing a new rule that would require plants to monitor the air around their facilities for a host of chemicals known to cause cancer and other health impacts, including ethylene oxide, which. The chemicals, which are used in the production of plastics and numerous other products, are used in about 200 plants in the United States and 80 in Texas.
What financial impact it would have if implemented as written is difficult to assess. Plants would need to install air monitors at their fence lines, replace out-of-date valves and other equipment and hire staff to survey plants extensive network of pipes for leaks. in annual costs going forward. Chemical companies are still reviewing the rulemaking, which covers thousands of pages, but within the industry there is concern the costs could be much higher, making U.S. plants less competitive with their counterparts overseas.Brendan Mascarenhas, a senior director at the trade group American Chemistry Council, said in a hearing last week
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