The following is a chronological list of all news items. If you are looking for a Refinery Reform Campaign Press Release or one of our Reports, please look in Reports and Press Releases.
| Date | Description | Source |
| 08/09/06 |
Media coverage of Motiva Shell Protest meetings
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Various |
| 06/30/06 |
Media coverage of SEPs report
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Various |
| 12/14/05 |
US Wants Oil Refineries, Native Tribes Seek Permit
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Planet Ark |
| 10/20/05 |
Refinery faces clean-air charges
Chalmette facility is cited 2,600 times
|
Times-Picayune |
| 9/2005 |
Various News Reports on Katrina Disaster
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Various |
| 8/03/2005 |
Activists request all emissions be calculated
|
Beaumont Enterprise |
| 8/2005 |
Various Media Stories about 'Upset' Emissions
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Various |
| 7/28/2005 |
Air Districts Consider Flare Rules as Activists Push National Strategy
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InsideEpa |
| 7/2005 |
Various Media Stories about New BAAQMD Flare Rule
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Various |
| 4/15/2005 |
Refinery gets permit
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The Yuma Sun, AZ |
| 4/13/2005 |
Sunoco sued; S. Phila. toxic emissions alleged
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The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 4/08/2005 |
Forum looks at refinery pollutants |
Yuma Sun, AZ |
| 4/06/2005 |
Citizens group to hold public forum on proposed oil refinery |
Yuma Sun, AZ |
| 3/22/2005 |
EPA: No objection to refinery permit |
Yuma Sun, AZ |
| 3/17/2005 |
Monitoring industry- 2 bills in Legislature address pollution fears
2 bills in Legislature address pollution fears |
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
| 3/17/2005 |
Loss spurs grassroots activist Canales Efforts encourage the monitoring of local industry, air |
Corpus Christi Caller-Times |
| 3/13/2005 |
Yumans want more refinery info |
Yuma Sun, AZ |
| 2/27/2005 |
Corpus air tests raising concern |
San Antonio Express |
| 2/23/2005 |
Breathing Fire: in their own words: News Stories |
Various |
| 2/10/2005 |
News stories about Exxon refinery lawsuit victory |
AP & Others |
| 1/25/2005 |
CORPUS CHRISTI CITIZENS GROUP CAUTIONS EPA THAT CITGO POLLUTION SETTLEMENT UNLIKELY TO WORK,
ASKS TO PROVIDE INPUT |
Citizens for Environmental Justice |
| 9/09/2004 |
True Colors, Shining Through
Schwarzenegger at an environmental crossroads |
Grist Magazine |
| 9/07/2004 |
Protecting Against the Protectors
The upsetting truth about air pollution in the Bay Area |
San Francisco Chronicle |
| 7/18/2004 |
FIRST GRASS-ROOTS REFINERY IN U.S. SINCE DECONTROL TO FOCUS ON ULTRA-CLEAN DISTILLATE FUELS |
Minot Daily News |
| 7/17/2004 |
Tribal oil refinery plan raises pollution concerns |
Bismarck Tribune |
| 7/15/2004 |
Proposed New Refinery on North Dakota Tribal Lands Raises Concerns |
Minot Daily News |
| 6/24/2004 |
EPA Inspector General Report on Refinery Enforcement Initiative
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EPA |
| 6/06/2004 |
Towns That Grew on Oil Count The Costs in Straitened Times
|
Washington Post |
| 3/29/2004 |
North Dakota: Three Affiliated Tribes Oppose New Refinery
|
Minot Daily News |
| 3/09/2004 |
Environmental Awareness Committee
Group opposes intended refinery
|
Minot Daily News |
| 2/13/2004 |
EXXON: Two groups suing refinery- claim plant violates Clean Air Act
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Times Picayune |
| 12/24/2003 |
Court Blocks Changes to Clean Air Act
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Associated Press |
| 12/11/2003 |
Groups critical of timing of TCEQ annoucement
|
The Beaumont Enterprise |
| 12/08/2003 |
New center unveiled in downtown PA
|
Port Arthur News |
| 09/25/2003 |
Down to the parts per trillion
|
The Beaumont Enterprise |
| 09/24/2003 |
Visitors Tour Refinery Neighborhoods
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KDFM-TV |
| 09/19/2003 |
PORT ARTHUR TEXAS: Living on the Fence Line
|
Living On Earth/NPR |
| 09/19/2003 |
Shell/Motiva reports three accidents this week
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Port Arthur News |
| 09/01/03 |
No Clear Skies: In a Texas oil town, the assault on the nation's clean-air laws has hit close to home.
|
Mother Jones |
| 09/04/2003 |
Clean Air Act overhaul
|
Beaumont Examiner |
| 08/03/2003 |
Residents to keep tabs on air
|
Corpus Christi Caller Times |
| 08/01/2003 |
Bad Air Days
|
Texas Monthly |
| 08/01/2003 |
Sub-standard air
|
Beaumont Enterprise |
| 07/31/2003 |
Subra speaks on TAGA findings
|
Port Arthur news |
| 06/25/2003 |
Pollution suit targets Port Arthur plants
Neighbors claim chemicals illegally released in area
|
Houston Chronicle |
| 06/25/2003 |
Port Arthur sues six multinationals over pollution
|
Houston Chronicle |
| 06/25/2003 |
Hundreds File Lawsuit Against Golden Triangle Refineries
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KDFM-TV |
| 06/25/2003 |
Residents near PA refineries sue over emissions
|
Beaumont Enterprise |
| 06/13/2003 |
Study finds toxic chemicals in South, S.W. Phila. air
|
Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 04/28/2003 |
Shell under fire from international activists
|
Red Pepper, UK |
| 04/25/2003 |
Green shareholders Oil giant Shell is the latest company to come under pressure from
shareholders over its environmental record.
|
CNN |
| 04/24/2003 |
Shell stung by boardroom pay revolt The oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell received a slap across the wrists yesterday from shareholders rebelling over boardroom pay and the company's environmental record.
|
Independent, UK |
| 04/24/2003 |
Shell shareholders rebel on board pay Almost a quarter of Shell shareholders yesterday spearheaded one of Britain's most significant revolts against excess boardroom pay by voting against the oil group's remuneration policy
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The Guardian, UK |
| 03/10/2003 |
Premcor history troubled; Williams buyer shuts refineries in violation
|
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
| 03/06/2003 |
Safe at school? The chemical threat to Southeast Texas students
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The Examiner, Southeast Texas |
| 03/05/2003 |
Toxic Threat around Schools
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KRIS-TV Corpus Christi |
| 03/05/2003 |
Environmentalists, legislator want more monitors
|
Houston Chronicle |
| 03/05/2003 |
Study: Pollution endangers kids
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El Paso Times |
| 03/05/2003 |
Study puts toxins close to school
|
Longview News Journal |
| 03/05/2003 |
Study: Pollution affects children
EPA says emissions a problem for kids' health more than adults
|
The Daily Texan |
| 03/05/2003 |
Study: Pollutants Threaten Texas Children
|
KEYE -TV |
| 03/04/2003 |
Study details risk to Texas school children
|
AP Wire |
| 03/04/2003 |
Going to school in the shadow of industry
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KHOU-TV news |
| 02/24/2003 |
SUN OIL WATCHDOGS: Local activists sniff out pollution!
|
The Philadelphia Inquirer |
| 02/23/2003 |
Huge Fire at Sunoco Oil Refinery, Toledo, OH
|
Ohio Citizen Action |
| 02/05/2003 |
EPA inspector blasts Dallas arm;
Its oversight of DEQ too slack, report says |
The Times Picayune |
| 01/30/2003 |
EPA conducts secret air pollution testing in Beaumont-Port Arthur Call it drive-by science. Six researchers in an unmarked Bluebird school bus have been circling the streets around Beaumont-Port Arthur industrial plants, secretly recording their pollution. |
Houston Chronicle |
| 01/29/2003 |
Airing Their Grievances
Neighbors put Sunoco to the pollution test South Philadelphia's grassroots City Bucket Brigade program. |
Philadelphia Weekly |
| 01/16/2003 |
Billboard will say hello to refinery buyer The South Memphis Alliance became concerned about any sensitivity Premcor would have to its neighborhood after learning of its past problems with environmental regulators. |
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
| 12/16/2002 |
Refinery understated waste levels for years The sprawling Williams Companies refinery in southwest Memphis for years discharged more cancer-causing benzene pollution than it reported to the government, saving millions on emissions-control requirements in the process. |
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
| 12/12/2002 |
Court rules for cleaner Triangle air Environmentalists are claiming a major victory for residents of the Beaumont-Port Arthur area |
Port Arthur News |
| 10/17/2002 |
Accidents Will Happen - PDF Document A new report on pollution from plant malfunctions, startups, and shutdowns in Port Arthur, Texas. |
Environmental Integrity Project |
| 08/16/2002 | Orion accused of air violations 82 flaring episodes ‘excessive,' EPA says |
The Times-Picayune
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| 08/01/2002 | 44 senators ask EPA not to change clean air rules |
Gannett News Service
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| 07/31/2002 | Port Arthur plant gets attention in D.C. Mishap-laden refinery focus of clean air laws |
Houston Chronicle |
| 07/16/2002 | Port Arthur activist testifies against easing clean air laws |
Houston Chronicle |
| 07/13/2002 | Texas refiners in Senate spotlight Hearing to focus on Bush plan to ease emissions requirements |
Houston Chronicle |
| 10/01/2000 | Refinery accidents, anxiety increase
Minorities face 'ticking time bombs's |
Dallas Morning News |