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Motiva Confirms Release of 'Petroleum Coke Dust' from Port Arthur Refinery, Sets Up Claims Line

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Mon, 2019-07-01 21:28 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Photo by: Felicia Alexander-Branch

Port Arthur residents can call 1-800-451-7746 if they were affected by Friday's dust release.

12newsnow.com - by Raegan Gibson - July 1, 2019

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Motiva confirmed to 12News a 'petroleum coke dust' release happened on Friday. 

The written statement said the Port Arthur refinery had 'an event' that resulted in the release of the dust. 

A claims line has been set up as a 'cautionary measure' for anyone who was affected by the release. 

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Mon, 2019-07-01 21:45 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Black dust coating cars, neighborhood worries Port Arthur resident

"I haven't seen this since I was a teenager, and I'm 48 years old now," Felicia Alexander-Branch said.

12newsnow.com - by Eleanor Skelton - June 29, 2019

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A Port Arthur resident is concerned after she woke up to find a black substance all over her car early this morning. 

Felicia Alexander-Branch said she walked out of her house this morning to find what looked like soot coating her car around 7 a.m. 

She lives in the 900 block of 19th Street in Port Arthur near the Motiva plant, she said.

 
 
EPA air monitoring in West Port Arthur, Texas shows ozone levels began to spike around 7:00 am on June 29, 2019.
See CAMS 228 - Port Arthur West C28/A128/A228 - June 29, 2019
https://www.tceq.texas.gov/cgi-bin/compliance/monops/daily_summary.pl
 
 
 
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