Texas sues Shell over Houston-area chemical fire in May
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The lawsuit seeks $1 million in damages, claiming the three-day blaze at Shell’s Deer Park facility caused air and water pollution that violated state law.
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The lawsuit claims the three-day blaze at Shell's Deer Park facility caused air pollution and discharged at least 68.7 million gallons of wastewater into the Houston Ship Channel after it was used to extinguish the fire.
DEER PARK, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas has filed a civil lawsuit against oil giant Shell and the owner of a petrochemical and refinery complex near Houston. The lawsuit alleges that the fire at the facility in May caused significant environmental damage.
The lawsuit seeks $1 million in damages, claiming the three-day blaze at Shell’s Deer Park facility caused air and water pollution that violated state law.
The Texas attorney general's office filed a lawsuit against Shell, seeking over $1 million and alleging a fire at a facility near Houston damaged the environment.
Texas is suing Shell and is seeking more than $1 million, alleging a May fire at the oil giant’s Deer Park petrochemical plant damaged the environment.
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