United States, Texas Port Arthur

With the largest refinery in the country, industry dominates the cityscape and covers the entire area with toxic air, also polluting waterways.

Overview

United States, Texas Port Arthur

Port Arthur is home to the United States’ largest refinery, to numerous other Petrochemical facilities, as well as tank farms, railroad lines, and shipping facilities. The massive amounts of fossil fuel pollution to the land, air, and water in Port Arthur, along with the pollution released into the channel that flows into the Gulf of Texas, is continuing to destroy the residents’ lives, as well as wildlife and marine life. The infrastructure build out is everywhere. The community suffers from the stench of air pollution. It is becoming a sacrifice zone for the petrochemical industry.

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Community Stories

United States, Texas Port Arthur

Park

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A park paid for by Valero for the community. The company in charge of the park’s maintenance uses pesticides and weed killers. The vegetables are inedible. Industry surrounds this predominantly African American community.

United States, Texas Port Arthur

Waterways

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Port Arthur lies on the shores of Lake Sabine, a few short miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The fossil fuel industry has been allowed to pollute the air, land, water, and Gulf of Texas for years.

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Contaminated waterways are destroying the quality of fish and shrimp in the area.

United States, Texas Port Arthur

Pipeline

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Port Arthur lies on the shores of Lake Sabine, a few short miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The fossil fuel industry has been allowed to pollute the air, land, water, and Gulf of Texas for years.