🌱 How federal rollbacks connect back to Port Neches’ 2019 plant explosions
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- How federal rollbacks connect back to Port Neches’ 2019 plant explosions
Also on today's calendar: Colby Acuff.
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- Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 68 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 80, low: 70.
- Friday: Breezy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Chemical threats nearby? Trump's EPA doesn't want you to know (highlandcountypress.com) — Port Neches residents will recognize the 2019 TPC plant explosions in this deep dive into how federal chemical safety rules are being rolled back. The story links that disaster, and others across Texas, to current efforts to weaken EPA protections and reduce public access to information about nearby chemical risks, raising concerns for communities living near refineries and plants. 
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🗞 Nearby News
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Bridge City
- Janie Andrews (therecordlive.com)
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