The Battle of Beaumont
For nearly 10 months in the once-mighty union bastion of southeast Texas, ExxonMobil locked out hundreds of refinery workers in an effort to force an embattled 80-year-old Steelworkers union local to give in—or get out.
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After 17 Years, EPA Settles Racial Discrimination Case Against TCEQ
TCEQ has agreed to install an air monitor in a majority African-American neighborhood near the Beaumont Exxon refinery, but advocates say it’s too little, too late.
Poll: Voters Disapprove of U.S. Rep Lamar Smith’s Climate Science ‘Bullying’
Smith is seeking re-election in a non-competitive district and the majority of voters surveyed still support his candidacy.
Climate Science ‘Skeptic’ Lamar Smith Claims to Aid Scientists in Latest Crusade
In a letter to Smith, legal scholars called his subpoenas over the Exxon climate change investigations “misguided” and “unenforceable.”
Continuing Texas GOP Tradition of Defending Big Industry, Paxton Claims an Exxon-eration
Republican attorneys general stood up for Big Tobacco and lead paint manufacturers; now, Ken Paxton's sticking up for an oil and gas giant.
