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Port Arthur

  • John Beard grew up in Port Arthur, Texas, not even three miles from the Oxbow plant that's one of the largest polluters in Texas. Photo: Tom Pelton.

    'Port Arthur should not look like this'

    By Tom Pelton
    01.24.2022

  • “The higher the emissions, the higher the risk of some sort of adverse health outcomes," Dr. Elena Craft with Environmental Defense Fund says.

    Increased production of plastics is increasing risks for Port Arthur residents during the pandemic

    By Texas Monthly
    09.2.2020

  • Jacody Boone, 28, a native of Port Arthur, lives about two miles from the Oxbow plant. “People feel like they’re getting sick or their chest is cloudy,” he said. Photo: Grist/Jacque Jackson.

    Any way the wind blows

    By Grist
    02.21.2023

  • Texas' system of monitoring and reliance on polluter self-reporting leaves communities exposed and the picture of air quality hazy and incomplete. Illustration: Evan O'Neil.

    Does Texas know what's in the air in Port Arthur?

    By Amal Ahmed
    01.27.2022

  • Scientists have known for decades that ethylene oxide can cause cancer and more immediate harms.

    Trump's EPA encouraged companies to revise their records about a cancer-causing chemical

    By The Intercept
    03.18.2021

  • The William Koch-owned Oxbow plant in Port Arthur refused to upgrade equipment, then tinkered with their operations, trying to game the regulatory system.

    How one of the worst polluters in Texas gets away with it

    By Public Health Watch
    02.17.2022

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