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Pollution Tech: BP's Texas City Refinery is Top U.S. Polluter

Dina Cappiello writes in The Houston Chronicle:

BP's Texas City refinery, which already has been fined for safety violations that led to a deadly March 2005 explosion, is now investigating whether it has been accurately reporting pollution to the federal government.

The query stems from the latest emissions data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In 2004, BP reported releasing three times more toxic pollution than it released in 2003, primarily formaldehyde and ammonia, at its Texas City plant, a number that makes the facility far and away the most polluting refinery in the U.S.

posted by Fergie @ 5/07/2006 01:49:00 PM