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Breakdowns in Enforcement: Texas Rarely Penalizes Industry for Illegal Air Pollution Released During Malfunctions and Maintenance

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Published 2017
Air Quality, Natural Gas, Petrochemicals, Pollution Sources, Public Health, Public Policy, Respiratory, Solutions

Summary

This report uses state data to spotlight Texas’s worst industrial air polluters in 2016 based on unauthorized air pollution releases. Industry is rarely penalized for illegal air pollution.

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