MUST READ! A message to our community
In their application, they say that certain Best Available Control Technology [to limit emissions] is not “economically reasonable” to install. To Exxon, economics weighs more important than the health of …
The PCU Officially Requests Public Meeting Regarding GCGV’s Water Permit Application
In addition to requesting a Public Meeting with the TCEQ regarding the GCGV (Exxon/SABIC) Air Permit, we also requested a Public Meeting over the Water Quality permit. Now is your …
The PCU Officially Requests Public Meeting Regarding GCGV’s Air Permit Application
We have officially requested a Public Meeting with the TCEQ regarding the GCGV (Exxon/SABIC) Air Permit Application. Now is your chance to submit Public Comment to the TCEQ regarding GCGV’s …
How can we make a difference in the air and wastewater permits sought by Exxon?
By Errol A. Summerlin The PCU has aggressively fought the designation of the reinvestment zone and tax abatements granted by our county commissioners and school board. We have done so …
Judge orders Exxon to pay $20M in air emmissions suit
A federal judge in Houston has ordered Exxon Mobil to pay a nearly $20 million civil penalty for releasing 10 million pounds of pollutants into the air from its Baytown …
RELEASE: Portland Citizens United Decries Selection of Site for New Exxon/SABIC Petrochemical Plant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PORTLAND CITIZENS UNITED DECRIES SELECTION OF SITE FOR NEW EXXON/SABIC PETROCHEMICAL PLANT On April 19, 2017, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, ExxonMobil Corporation and Saudi Arabia Basic Industries …
Our reaction to G-PISD School Board vote FOR Exxon/SABIC tax abatement.
Ladies and Gentlemen: We know there is great disappointment with the actions taken by the Commissioners and school board. The designation of the reinvestment zone by the Commissioners set it …
Letter to the Editor: Public Health at stake with petrochemical plant
I have lived in San Patricio County most of my life and have years of experience in public health so when the location of the proposed site for the Exxon/SABIC …
Exxon/Saudi plant will cause our region to run out of water 5 years earlier
“Region will need additional water supply (e.g. desalination) in 2030’s or 2040’s. Addition of our project will move this need forward by ~5 years.” Source slide from Gulf Coast Growth …
Report: NATURAL GAS: Gulf Coast ethane ‘crackers’ may face air quality hurdles
Now we know why Exxon/SABIC have set their sights on Gregory-Portland. This was published in 2013. A cluster of multibillion-dollar petrochemical plant projects proposed for the U.S. Gulf Coast are …