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‘They spent millions of dollars pushing desalination and all the money went to lawyers, permitting and public relations. The idiots sold water they didn’t have,’ said a local retired chemical engineer.
Industrial developers describe facilities as “minor” polluters to avoid federal permitting requirements, and environmental lawyers say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality lets it happen.
Hazards from high temperatures inspire oil and gas companies to vent more than 500,000 pounds of toxins during 17 reported events. The Texas regulator did not respond to questions from Inside Climate News.
