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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Dylan Baddour, Inside Climate News

Shell refinery unit in Deer Park had history of malfunctions before fire

An overhead view of an explosion at a Shell USA Inc. facility on May 5, 2023 in Deer Park.
A fire erupts Friday at a Shell USA refinery in Deer Park. State records show that the facility reported four malfunctions since the start of last year that resulted in unauthorized pollution releases. (Credit: Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune)

The units at a Houston-area Shell refinery that caught fire on Friday repeatedly malfunctioned in recent years without action from Texas regulators.

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