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Gulf Coast petrochemical growth draws billions in tax breaks despite pollution violations

A new report by the Environmental Integrity Project compiled data on every U.S. plastics plant built, expanded or proposed since 2012, revealing massive growth in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Totalenergies Texas Refinery Operating At Reduced Capacity

TotalEnergies' Port Arthur refinery is operating at minimal rates due to market challenges, focusing on long-term viability and resilience in the energy se...

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Port Arthur’s 30-Year Fight for Environmental Justice

30 years after a landmark executive order, a report from the booming Southeast Texas petrochemical corridor of Port Arthur and Beaumont.

Texas Observer

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Federal court overturns Texas agency’s pollution permit for Gulf Coast natural gas export terminal

Judges overturned a state air pollution permit that was issued last year, arguing that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid emissions control requirements.

The Texas Tribune

Court: Lone Star State Violated Emissions Limits on Gulf Coast

Judges argued that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality illegally enabled Port Arthur LNG to avoid emission control requirements.

Texas Observer

5 Best Beach Towns in the U.S. for Retirees

There are plenty of beach towns scattered across America's coasts, but these five are the best and most affordable for retirees to consider. Here are the stats you need to know.

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Publisher withdraws former police officer’s memoir after force questions Port Arthur massacre claim

Victoria Police says Christophe Glasl was not in Tasmania at the time of Port Arthur massacre, despite his claim to have been involved in its resolution

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'Be strong and act now': Grieving father's letters after Port Arthur massacre donated to museum

He wrote the letters so 'no person in Australia ever has to suffer such a loss'.

The Canberra Times

Father's Port Arthur grief shaped Australian history

Letters between a grieving father and the prime minister that proved pivotal in Australia's modern history will go on display at the national museum.

AAP

National gun register the ‘next step’ for reform that John Howard started, Anthony Albanese says

Albanese praises ‘courage’ of former prime minister and those affected by Port Arthur massacre

The Guardian - AU

California energy giant Sempra moves forward on major liquefied natural gas project in Texas

San Diego's Fortune 500 energy giant Sempra will add another major project to its roster of facilities that ship liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to destinations around the world.

Tribune News Service

Major US railroad merger could bring more tar sands to south-east Texas

$27bn deal would create first direct route from Canadian mines to Gulf coast, while another would ship controversial oil from Utah

The Guardian - US

Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on conspiracy website before police killed

Exclusive: The brother of missing man Nathaniel Train had posted about preparing an ark and alleging the Port Arthur attack was a ‘false-flag’ operation

The Guardian - AU

Inquest hears Tasmania Police officer Paul Reynolds was facing child exploitation claims before suicide

A senior Tasmanian police officer who was part of the response to the Port Arthur massacre and the Beaconsfield Mine collapse was facing serious child exploitation allegations before his death, an inquest hears.

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The Texas Tribune

Port Arthur pollution fight shows how Texas blocks citizen protests

A local activist went before a judge, arguing for lower pollution limits on two new liquified natural gas facilities. The judge sided with him, but the state environmental agency sided with the companies.

Benzinga

ConocoPhillips (COP) To Acquire Stake In Texas LNG Facility

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) signed an agreement with Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) to acquire a 30% stake in the latter's proposed liquefied natural gas (AMEX: LNG) facility in Port Arthur, TX.

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Tasmanian cultural heritage curator Elspeth Wishart reflects on a fascinating career

Researching convicts and ghosts has taken the museum curator to some of the world's most remote places — but after 40 years, there's still one mystery she desperately hopes can be solved.

The Guardian - UK

Nitram review – a harrowing portrait of Australia’s most deadly mass shooter

Based on the true story of a lone gunman who killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996, Justin Kurzel’s drama is a complex study of a lethal misfit

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The Independent UK

Nitram review: Port Arthur massacre drama asks the necessary questions about gun violence

Australian director Justin Kurzel’s new film asks sincerely why we describe these crimes as incomprehensible at the very same time as we watch the same patterns unfold, again and again

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Joe Biden says mass shootings rarely happen outside the US. What have other countries done that America hasn't?

US President Joe Biden says shootings like the Robb Elementary murders "rarely happen anywhere else in the world". Here's what some countries have done to make that happen.

The Guardian - AU

Australian police renew calls for national firearms database following mass shootings in the US

Existing information on gun ownership and tracking undermined by inaccurate, inconsistent and incomplete data across multiple jurisdictions

The New Daily

After 138 school shootings this year, why can’t America enact gun control?

America is grappling withe gun control debate after yet another school shooting. Experts say its lawmakers could learn from Australia and Port Arthur.

The Independent UK

Police hunting lawnmower thief who filled it up and mowed victim’s lawn before taking it

Suspect eventually dumped equipment in Port Arthur alleyway

Texas Observer

Koch-Owned Plant Finds Legal Ways to Pollute

A lawsuit claims Port Arthur's Oxbow plant manipulated SO2 emissions.

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