This week, @grist published a blockbuster investigation from @NaveenaSivam, @compatibilism, @Jtblaeser & @SmallThougts finding that companies in Texas have released some 1.1 billion pounds of pollution beyond their permit limits since 2002. grist.org/project/accoun…
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These so-called "excess emissions"—intentional and at times inevitable pollution beyond permitted levels—happen for a lot of reasons: when a company sees a hurricane approaching and shuts down, for example, or when a piece of complex machinery malfunctions.