{"id":4026,"date":"2017-10-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/4026\/hurricane-harvey-air-pollution-database\/"},"modified":"2024-11-19T19:01:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:01:20","slug":"hurricane-harvey-air-pollution-database","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/hurricane-harvey-air-pollution-database\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane Harvey Air Pollution: Interactive Database"},"content":{"rendered":"

Air Pollution Reported by Oil Refineries, Chemical Plants, and Industrial Facilities<\/span>
Reports filed by companies to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) show that over 5.7 million pounds of air pollution were released by chemical plants, oil refineries and industrial facilities in the month after Harvey made landfall. 90% of this air pollution was released by 13 companies.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leaking Damaged Oil Tanks After Hurricane Harvey
A crew tries to contain oil from a damaged oil refinery storage tank in La Porte, Texas more than a week after Hurricane Harvey devastated the area. The human impacts of Hurricane Harvey have been staggering, and the greatest concern is for the people struggling in its aftermath. This disaster makes clear once again that coastal Texas and the wider Gulf region are on the frontlines of sea level rise and extreme weather heightened by climate change, as well as the toxic impacts from fossil fuel infrastructure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click for full-page\u00a0Hurricane Harvey Air Pollution Database<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Scroll down for\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Methodology & References.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Total Air Pollution Reported: 5,700,328 lbs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Total of Most Hazardous Chemicals: 1,529,483 lbs<\/strong><\/h2>\n

12 Companies Responsible for 90% Percent of Total Air Pollution:<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  1. Magellan Midstream Partners, (2.529 million lbs, 44.4% of total)<\/li>\n
  2. Valero Energy (579,351 lbs, 10%)<\/li>\n
  3. Saudi Aramco (439,244 lbs, 7.7%)<\/li>\n
  4. Dow Chemical (352,640 lbs, 6.1%)<\/li>\n
  5. INEOS (244,111 lbs, 4.3%)<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Kinder Morgan (166,057 lbs, 2.9%)<\/li>\n
  7. Formosa Plastics (160,692 lbs, 2.8%)<\/li>\n
  8. Total (155,726 lbs, 2.7%)<\/li>\n
  9. ExxonMobil (130,928 lbs, 2.3%)<\/li>\n
  10. Enbridge (115,484 lbs, 2%)<\/li>\n
  11. Royal Dutch Shell (114,996, 2%)<\/li>\n
  12. LyondellBasell (114,749, 2%)
    \nTotal = 5,103,197; 90%<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    10 Companies Responsible for 90% Percent of Most Hazardous Chemicals:<\/h3>\n
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    1. Magellan Midstream Partners, (534,310 lbs, 34.9%)<\/li>\n
    2. Valero Energy (274,051 lbs, 17.9%)<\/li>\n
    3. Saudi Aramco (179,118 lbs, 11.7%)<\/li>\n
    4. Total (147,823 lbs, 9.7%)<\/li>\n
    5. Enbridge (74,970 lbs, 4.9%)<\/li>\n
    6. Dow Chemical (53,844 lbs, 3.5%)<\/li>\n
    7. ExxonMobil (45,949 lbs, 3%)<\/li>\n
    8. Cabot Oil & Gas (33,611 lbs, 2.2%)<\/li>\n
    9. Royal Dutch Shell (32,777 lbs, 2.1%)<\/li>\n
    10. Marathon Petroleum (24,768 lbs, 1.6%)
      \nTotal = 1,401,221 lbs, 91.6%<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Economic Injustice:<\/h3>\n

      42 out of 45 facilities are located in communities with above-average rates of poverty (excludes 11 facilities without available data<\/em>)<\/p>\n

      Environmental Racism:<\/h3>\n

      43 out of 45 facilities with available data are located in communities that are disproportionately inhabited by people of color (excludes 11 facilities without available data<\/em>).<\/p>\n

      Cities facing the most air pollution:<\/h3>\n
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      1. Galena Park (2.529 million lbs, 44.7% of total)<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Port Arthur (931,264 lbs, 16.34%)<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Freeport (351,519 lbs, 6.17%)<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Corpus Christi (301,734 lbs, 5.29%)<\/span><\/li>\n
      5. Alvin (242,323 lbs, 4.25%)<\/span><\/li>\n
      6. Houston (239,003 lbs, 4.19%)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Cities facing the most toxic chemicals:<\/h3>\n
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        1. Galena Park (534,310 lbs, 34.9%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. Port Arthur (508,793 lbs, 33.3%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Corpus Christi (112,377 lbs, 7.4%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        4. Streetman (74,970 lbs, 4.9%)<\/span><\/li>\n
        5. Freeport (53,842 lbs, 3.5%)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Total of Unspecified Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): 232,212 lbs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

          (See full-page\u00a0Hurricane Harvey Air Pollution Database)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n