Industrial emissions went uncounted during Texas winter storm

Emission events

Shutdown

Startup

Upset

400k pounds of chemical emissions

When emissions from

machinery spiked during

2021 winter storm Uri …

300k

200k

100k

0

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31

20k monitoring samples collected

15k

10k

… air monitoring sensors

stopped functioning.

5k

0

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31

Emission events

Shutdown

Startup

Upset

400k pounds of chemical emissions

When emissions from

machinery spiked during

the 2021 winter storm Uri …

300k

200k

100k

0

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31

20k monitoring samples collected

15k

10k

… air monitoring sensors

stopped functioning.

5k

0

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31

400k pounds of chemical emissions

Emission events

When emissions from

machinery spiked during

the 2021 winter storm Uri …

Shutdown

300k

Upset

Startup

200k

100k

0

Feb 11

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31

20k monitoring samples collected

15k

10k

… air monitoring sensors

stopped functioning.

5k

0

Feb 11

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31

400k pounds of chemical emissions

Emission events

When emissions from

machinery spiked during

the 2021 winter storm Uri …

Shutdown

300k

Upset

Startup

200k

100k

0

Feb 11

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31

20k monitoring samples collected

15k

10k

… air monitoring sensors

stopped functioning.

5k

0

Feb 11

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31

400k pounds of chemical emissions

Emission events

When emissions from

machinery spiked during

the 2021 winter storm Uri …

Shutdown

300k

Upset

Startup

200k

100k

0

Feb 11

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31

20k monitoring samples collected

15k

10k

… air monitoring sensors

stopped functioning.

5k

0

Feb 11

Feb 17

March 1

March 15

March 31