DeSmogBlog

JULY 14, 2022

The complex contains a circuit board of pipes and steel tanks that cough out steam, flames and toxic substances as it creates the building blocks for plastic from natural gas liquids. Environmental Protection Agency who now leads the advocacy group Beyond Plastics and teaches at Bennington College. Credit: Judith Enck.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Benzene is a colorless, sweet-smelling chemical found in crude oil and products including gasoline, solvents, plastics, paints, adhesives and detergents. As the global demand for plastics has grown, Texas also has become a hub for the petrochemical industry, which uses benzene in its production processes.

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Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2022

One by one, the residents filtered into the small community center and found seats in the rows of plastic chairs. Ozone, which can aggravate lung diseases including asthma and emphysema, was well above the EPA’s eight-hour limit. This story shows what has happened in the six months since. Nitrogen oxides, which the U.S. Mark Felix.

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