Residents of Deer Park, Texas, were told to shelter in place Thursday morning after elevated levels of benzene were detected following a huge chemical storage facility fire this week. On Wednesday, state environmental officials said that benzene levels didn’t pose a health concern. Houston Public Media’s energy and environment reporter Travis Bubenik ( @travisbubenik) joins Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson to review the latest news.
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