https://elpasotexas.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8167671&GUID=97E577F8-5434-406A-AEAD-ACD706E1C40ALegistar15https://elpasotexas.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8167671&GUID=97E577F8-5434-406A-AEAD-ACD706E1C40A97E577F8-5434-406A-AEAD-ACD706E1C40A-2026-08-12-18-07-20Title: Discussion and action to approve and adopt a formal request by the El Paso City Council to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the emissions events, where TCEQ reported approximately 19.1 pounds of 1,3 butadiene, 8,887.9 pounds of propylene, and 862 pounds of sulfur oxide were released at the Marathon Petroleum Corporation El Paso Refinery on August 4 and 5, 2026, including a request that TCEQ and EPA convene, within 30 days, a joint public community meeting in El Paso with Marathon Petroleum Corporation to provide a detailed accounting of the events, the pollutants released, potential public-health impacts, air-monitoring data and methods, regulatory findings, and measures being taken to prevent similar incidents and improve public notification. Further, formally request that TCEQ and EPA evaluate the adequacy of existing air-quality and fence-line monitoring at and around the El Paso refinery and, to the extent authorized by applicable law and regulation, require or otherwise pursue enhanced continuous mWed, 12 Aug 2026 18:07:20 GMT