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Hurricane Risk at Texas Chemical Plants | US News
Petrochemical plants along the Texas Gulf Coast are dangerously unprepared for hurricanes, with storage tanks as fragile as soda cans—prone to collapse, floating away, and leaking toxic chemicals. Galveston County alone hosts 22 refineries and chemical plants, with more on the way. Despite NOAA’s forecast for a quieter hurricane season, even one storm can unleash catastrophic damage—like Hurricane Ike in 2008, which caused hundreds of chemical spills and thousands of gallons of crude oil to leak. Companies largely dictate their own risk assessments and emergency plans, controlling how much…
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