Crews began cleanup process after crude oil spill in Dayton community; Residents say they’re concerned about their healthKPRC HoustonMedia Coverage | Mar 02, 2023

By Re’Chelle Turner
March 2, 2023

“Unfortunately, this community is not alone. We see pipeline digging incidents all the time,” Virginia Palacios said.

Virginia Palacios works with Commission Shift. The organization reforms oil and gas oversights by building public support to hold the Railroad Commission of Texas accountable.

The RRC says the operator ‘Jay Management Company’ has taken over cleanup operations which seem to have started on Thursday.

“We see enforcement actions for those kinds of things all the time. What that tells me is that there are simply not enough preventative measures taking place both at the company level or with state oversight bodies at the railroad commission,” Palacios said.

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