The East Harris County Manufacturers Association has a personal interest in ensuring the responsible care of our environment. We've worked hard over the last 20 years to improve our environmental standards and reduce emissions. Our industry has long exceeded what was required by the EPA - and we keep striving to improve.
We are proud that:
• We spend $5 billion annually on operating and capital costs related to pollution control and initiating efforts to further improve air quality
• Many of our facilities have state-of-the-art infrared cameras that detect emissions that were once undetectable and help cut down on hydrocarbon leaks that were once undetectable.
• We test and evaluate air quality and emissions on a regular basis
• We reduced benzene emissions levels by almost 80 percent over the past five years.
Programs and Initiatives
- Air Quality Programs
- Clean Texas
- Odor Network
- Strategies for Today's Environmental Partnership (STEP)
- TECQ
Air Quality Programs
Association member companies have taken a leadership position in improving air quality by pledging further reductions to help bring the Houston/Galveston area into compliance with federal standards for ozone. For example, the total quantities of reported emissions were reduced by 76 percent in the Houston region from fiscal year 2003 to fiscal year 2006.
East Harris Manufacturing Association's Principles for Cleaner Air underscores its ongoing commitment to promote a State Implementation Plan (SIP) that promotes human health and protection of the environment while maintaining the economic and competitive strengths of this region.
View the Association's Principles for Cleaner Air
Learn more about Houston Air Quality
Clean Texas
Clean Texas is a voluntary environmental leadership program to protect the state's air, water, and land. Coordinated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (formerly the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission), Clean Texas membership includes industry, businesses, cities and counties, schools and universities, military bases, nonprofit groups and other organizations.
ODOR Network
Since many people define clear air by odor, the Association has developed an Odor Network to report and investigate nuisance odors in East Harris County, whether caused by industry or other sources. The Odor Network uses the CAER Line as an easy-to-remember phone number to report odor complaints. Within each Outreach Area, callers are automatically connected to a network of 24-hour Dispatch Centers which can document, investigate, and hopefully eliminate each odor complaint.
Click here for more information about the Odor Network
STEP Program
Strategies for Today's Environmental Partnership (STEP) is a program initiated by the American Petroleum Institute (API). STEP is a commitment by API members to ongoing improvement in the areas of health, safety and environmental performance document and communicate performance improvement, and build understanding and credibility through dialogue with concerned groups and individuals.
API's Energy Consumer website
