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Orange County official says company was operating a 'standard flaring operation' a day before chemical odor issue
WEST ORANGE, Texas — Orange County Emergency Management says Eagle Railcar Services was operating a "standard flaring operation" the day before the chemical odor issue that continued into Thursday. The county's emergency management coordinator, Joel Ardion, says the company is not required to let the county know when they...
EPA says no ethyl acrylate was detected on-site during its response to a chemical release in West Orange
WEST ORANGE, Texas — The United States Environmental Protection Agency has released its report following a chemical odor release at a railcar repair facility in West Orange. EPA followed up with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality after receiving two National Response Center reports indicating an ongoing air release of ethyl acrylate in West Orange.
City of Beaumont seeks community input for Parks Master Plan
BEAUMONT — The city of Beaumont is in the beginning stages of creating its "Parks Master Plan" that will allow it to improve current parks and even add new ones. Beaumont Native and owner of The Park on Calder Deondre Moore says Beaumont's parks are such a special part of the city, he modeled his business after them.
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