City to hire outside firm for up to 100000 investigation
Baytown city council weighs a professional services contract to probe alleged issues regarding the city manager. The ordinance caps at 75000 with 25000 more possible via change orders, while not specifying the exact allegations to be investigated. Mayor DonCarlos cites prior council actions directing independent review. SEE COUNCIL PAGE 6A.
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Baytown
Sional Services Agreement
Stephen DonCarlos
DonCarlos
Deputy Drowns Trying to Save Dog in San Jacinto Canal
Harris County Deputy Eddie Wotipka, 51, entered a man made canal near Wotipka’s mobile home to rescue his dog and was swept away by the canal’s powerful current. The 30 mile San Jacinto River Authority canal carries over 60 million gallons of raw water daily, and officials say the water’s momentum overwhelmed the deputy in June. The fatal incident is described as a siphon like water filled pipe with strong undertow. further details appear on page 6A.
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Harris County
Eddie Wotipka
Cedar Bayou
Lynchburg
Thompson Roads
Wotipka
Mobile Home
San Jacinto
Houston
Sheriff’s Office
Officials ready if tar balls head our way
A Baytown resident reports no tar balls yet on his shore front while tar balls from the Deepwater Horizon spill have reached Texas at Galveston and Bolivar Peninsula. Baytown officials foresee limited local impact and plan to coordinate with the U S Coast Guard and the Texas General Land Office if oil or tar reaches shoreline.
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Beach City
Jay Eshbach
Galveston
Bolivar Peninsula
Texas
Gulf States
Baytown
Office of Emergency Management
Bill Vola
U.S. Coast Guard
Texas General Land Office
Vola
Environmental groups move to sue ExxonMobil over air pollution
Environmental groups say Exxon Mobil Corp home to the Houston refinery violated federal air laws thousands of times in five years releasing 10 million pounds of illegal pollution including cancer-causing toxins. Sierra Club and Environment Texas have pressed Shell and Chevron Phillips and have notified Exxon, the EPA, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of their intention to sue under the Clean Air Act.
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Houston
U.S
Exxon Mobil Corp
Sierra Club
Environment Texas
Shell
Chevron Phillips
Exxon
Environmental Protection Agency
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
ExxonMobil faces suit over air quality claims at Baytown complex
Two environmental groups gave 60 day notices alleging Exxon measured and reported emissions violations. They accuse Exxon of exceeding limits for sulfur dioxide hydrogen sulfide and benzene. Exxon says it will defend against the allegations.
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Neely Nelson
ExxonMobil
Baytown
Associated Press
Exxon
ExxonMobil touts dramatic emissions cuts at Baytown complex
ExxonMobil's Baytown plant cites substantial air quality gains from 1990 to 2009 amid a looming lawsuit from Sierra Club and Environment Texas. Spokesman Neely Nelson highlights 70 percent benzene, 75 percent BTEX, 60 percent NOx, 50 percent VOC reductions, 63 percent flare decrease, and 57 percent drop in reportable events. He stresses compliance with EPA and TCEQ rules and ongoing monitoring.
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ExxonMobil
Sierra Club
Environment Texas
Neely Nelson
Baytown
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San Jacinto Regional Eye Center
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