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• Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches

  November 2019 explosions prompted evacuations of thousands of area residents and released millions of pounds of extremely hazardous substances

  EPA News Release: Texas Petrochemical Company Pleads Guilty to Clean Air Act Violation, Fined More than $30 Million in Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties Related to Explosions at Its Facility in Port Neches

  • Release Date: May 21, 2024

• EPA Partners with Austin, Minnesota to Foster Equitable Development Strategies to Reach Environmental Goals

  EPA News Release: EPA Partners with Austin, Minnesota to Foster Equitable Development Strategies to Reach Environmental Goals

  • Release Date: March 22, 2024

• Apache Corporation to pay $4 million and reduce unlawful air pollution from oil and gas wells in New Mexico and Texas, eliminating more than 10,000 tons of harmful air pollutants annually

  Company will also spend $5.5 million for preventive measures and to help address environmental harm caused by its violations

  EPA News Release: Apache Corporation to pay $4 million and reduce unlawful air pollution from oil and gas wells in New Mexico and Texas, eliminating more than 10,000 tons of harmful air pollutants annually

  • Release Date: February 13, 2024

• LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Six U.S. Chemical Plants

  Settlement Will Cut Flaring at Plants in Texas and Iowa

  EPA News Release: LyondellBasell Companies Agree to Reduce Harmful Air Pollution at Six U.S. Chemical Plants

  • Release Date: October 15, 2021

• EPA Announces $569 Million WIFIA Loan for Flood, Climate Resilience in the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area

  Nationally, 52 WIFIA loans are financing $23 billion in water upgrades, creating 54,000 jobs

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces $569 Million WIFIA Loan for Flood, Climate Resilience in the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan Area

  • Release Date: June 18, 2021