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Subject: West Port Arthur

  • The "Golden" Triangle -- Pay No Attention To the Tons Of Pollutants

    In calculating the latest pollution fine levied against BASF Fina Petrochemicals LP in Jefferson County, state regulators made a note that might make residents of "The Golden Triangle" reconsider the nickname for their home.The Beaumont-Port Arthur area, documents say, has been exposed to 11.4 tons of pollutants, including 931 pounds of hazardous air pollutants that "exceeded levels that are protective of human health."That assertion was made in connection with a Feb. 2006 emissions event that r

    December 11, 2008