Harris County in Texas plans to sue Valero Energy Corp for pollution from its Ho...
HOUSTON - Harris County in Texas plans to sue Valero Energy Corp for pollution from its Houston refinery, the head of the county’s environmental law department said on Friday.
In recent years, environmental groups like the Sierra Club and Environment Texas have filed citizen lawsuits against refineries and chemical plants, but it is rare for governments to do so, Owens said.The lawsuit, which would be filed in federal court must be preceded by a 60-day notice to Valero, the nation’s second largest refiner, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Owens expects that notice will be issued this summer.
The same organizations have notified Valero of plans to sue the company over pollution from its refinery in Port Arthur, Texas, 90 miles east of Houston.
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