Washington, Aug. 12 -- Congresswoman Veronica Escobar issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin and EPA Region 6 Administrator Scott Mason strongly urging the agency to launch an investigation into last week's incident at the Marathon Petroleum Refinery in El Paso.
The full letter can be found here (https://escobar.house.gov/uploadedfiles/119_lettertoepa_marathonpetroleumrelease_aug2026.pdf) or below:
Dear Administrator Zeldin and Regional Administrator Mason:
I write to express serious concern regarding the significant air emissions event at Marathon Petroleum's El Paso Refinery on August 4-5, 2026 and the refinery's ...