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    Millions Of Pounds Of Extra Pollution Were Released Before Laura Made Landfall

    Hurricane Laura hit an area known for its refineries and chemical plants. They released millions of pounds of air pollution when they shut down, and many air monitors are not functioning.
    by Rebecca Hersher Aug 28, 2020 3 minutes
    Oil refineries in Port Arthur, Texas on August 27. Hurricane Laura hit an area with dozens of major refineries and petrochemical facilities.

    Updated at 11:45am

    Hurricane Laura tore through a region that is home to dozens of major oil refineries, petrochemical plants and plastics facilities. Now, residents could be breathing dangerously polluted air from those sites, say public health experts and local advocates.

    The pollution began before the storm even made landfall. In the two days before the storm arrived, facilities in Texas released more than 4 million pounds of extra air pollution, according to the companies made to state environmental regulators that were analyzed by the nonprofit Environmental Defense

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