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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.

DateDescriptionSource
08/09/06 Media coverage of Motiva Shell Protest meetings Various
06/30/06 Media coverage of SEPs report Various
12/14/05 US Wants Oil Refineries, Native Tribes Seek Permit 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 Various
8/03/2005 Activists request all emissions be calculated Beaumont Enterprise
8/2005 Various Media Stories about 'Upset' Emissions Various
7/28/2005 Air Districts Consider Flare Rules as Activists Push National Strategy InsideEpa
7/2005 Various Media Stories about New BAAQMD Flare Rule Various
4/15/2005 Refinery gets permit The Yuma Sun, AZ
4/13/2005 Sunoco sued; S. Phila. toxic emissions alleged 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 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 Times Picayune
12/24/2003 Court Blocks Changes to Clean Air Act 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 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 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
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
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 The Examiner, Southeast Texas
03/05/2003 Toxic Threat around Schools KRIS-TV Corpus Christi
03/05/2003 Environmentalists, legislator want more monitors Houston Chronicle
03/05/2003 Study: Pollution endangers kids 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 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
08/16/2002Orion accused of air violations
82 flaring episodes ‘excessive,' EPA says
The Times-Picayune
08/01/200244 senators ask EPA not to change clean air rules Gannett News Service
07/31/2002Port Arthur plant gets attention in D.C.
Mishap-laden refinery focus of clean air laws
Houston Chronicle
07/16/2002Port Arthur activist testifies against easing clean air laws Houston Chronicle
07/13/2002Texas refiners in Senate spotlight
Hearing to focus on Bush plan to ease emissions requirements
Houston Chronicle
10/01/2000Refinery accidents, anxiety increase Minorities face 'ticking time bombs's Dallas Morning News