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Search results for "A large explosion occurred at the Valero Port Arthur Refinery in Texas on March 23, 2026"

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Charles Koch stated on April 02, 2014 in an op-ed for the "Wall Street Journal.":
"EPA officials have commended (Koch Industries) for our ‘commitment to a cleaner environment’ and called us ‘a model for other companies.’ "
By Steve Contorno• April 4, 2014
Harry Reid stated on July 11, 2016 in remarks on the Senate floor:
"(Koch Industries) is among the worst in toxic air pollution in the entire United States ... and churns out more climate-changing greenhouse gases than oil giants Chevron, Shell and Valero."
By Riley Snyder• July 19, 2016
Josh Fox stated on January 19, 2014 in an interview on MSNBC's "Melissa Harris-Perry":
"We had 6,000 oil and gas spills in 2012" with "more oil and gas spreading in the United States than the entire Exxon Valdez spill."
By Katie Sanders• January 23, 2014
Greg Steube stated on April 02, 2015 in a Florida House judiciary committee hearing:
"You know how many children in the history of the United States have died in a fire (at school)? Zero."
By Joshua Gillin, Amy Sherman• April 6, 2015
Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:
"New York is bombed. At this moment, there are many injured.”
By Jeff Cercone• January 23, 2023
Bloggers stated on August 05, 2020 in an article:
“Israel dropped a tactical nuclear weapon on the port of Beirut.”
By Daniel Funke• August 5, 2020
Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2020 in an image:
The Beirut explosion was linked to “human trafficking by HRC."
By Daniel Funke• August 7, 2020
Rick Perry stated on June 15, 2010 in a press release:
Since 2000, "the Texas clean air program achieved a 22 percent reduction in ozone and a 46 percent decrease in NOx emissions."
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms• June 16, 2010
Viral image stated on August 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photos show six fires around the world “in the last 24 hours.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 7, 2020
Chris Wright stated on March 12, 2026 in an interview with Fox News:
The U.S. produces “more oil than we can consume. We’re a net oil exporter.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 13, 2026
Garnet Coleman stated on February 15, 2011 in a press conference.:
Says that in some Texas communities, "our unemployment rate is still at 10 and 20 percent."
By W. Gardner Selby• February 23, 2011
X posts stated on February 28, 2026 in on social media:
Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.
By Zoe Weyand• March 4, 2026
Facebook posts stated on May 23, 2023 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows the U.S. Pentagon “is under attack.”
By Tom Kertscher• May 25, 2023
Barack Obama stated on November 14, 2014 in a press conference in Burma:
Keystone XL allows "Canada to pump their oil, send it through our land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else."
By Lauren Carroll• November 20, 2014
Facebook posts stated on August 04, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“The Beirut bombing today was directly next to the Lebanon Central Bank, which is also owned by the most evil deep state family, the Rothschilds. There are no coincidences.”
By Bill McCarthy• August 6, 2020
Facebook posts stated on June 13, 2013 in a fake Rick Perry 2016 poster.:
"Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
By W. Gardner Selby• July 19, 2013
Veronica Escobar stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview:
"We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.”
By Brandon Mulder• March 29, 2021
Rick Perry stated on March 03, 2010 in a Web ad:
Texas is the "fastest growing state" with the "most Fortune 500 companies."
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 8, 2010
Facebook posts stated on May 24, 2023 in a Facebook post:
30 tons of lost ammonium nitrate on a California-bound train suggest an orchestrated conspiracy.
By Jeff Cercone• June 1, 2023
Charlie Crist stated on May 04, 2022 in a press conference:
“It costs more to live in many Florida cities than New York City.”
By Yacob Reyes• May 16, 2022

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