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The El Paso Times
Public can give views on El Paso refinery air permit at TCEQ meeting
The Texas environmental agency is holding a public meeting to get additional public comments on Marathon Petroleum Corp.'s application for a 10-year renewal of the major air-pollution permit for its oil refinery in East-Central El Paso. This comes two years after Marathon filed for the renewal with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or TCEQ. The public meeting, part of the TCEQ's public comment process, is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m., at Riverside High School, 301 Midway Drive, in El Paso’s Lower Valley. The El Paso Times first reported on the upcoming meeting in December. Marathon needs the permit renewed for the 97-year-old refinery to continue operating. It is a major source of air pollution in El Paso. The huge facility, on 550 acres, is located along Trowbridge Drive and Interstate 10 in East-Central El Paso. Several neighborhoods surround it. It dominates the landscape along a portion of Interstate 10, across from Cielo Vista Mall. The renewal is for the oil refinery’s major air permit, regulating pollution from its oil-processing facilities and a wide range of other equipment. Preliminary data published in 2023, as part of the permit-renewal application, indicated some of the refinery's pollutants could increase.
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El Paso Water says wastewater treatment plant expansion tied to proposed rate increase
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso Water says a major expansion at its Bustamante Wastewater Treatment Plant is one of the key factors behind a proposed rate increase that could raise the average customer's monthly bill by about $10. The utility's proposed 2026-2027 budget includes a 12% rate...
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CDC cuts childhood vaccine list, sparking healthcare professionals' concerns
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a significant change in its childhood vaccination recommendations, reducing the list from 17 routine vaccines to 11. This shift has raised concerns among healthcare professionals, including Dr. Alison Days, a pediatrician and medical director...
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CDC cuts childhood vaccine list, sparking healthcare professionals' concerns
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced a significant change in its childhood vaccination recommendations, reducing the list from 17 routine vaccines to 11. This shift has raised concerns among healthcare professionals, including Dr. Alison Days, a pediatrician and medical director...
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Vaccines, Tylenol, viruses: 5 facts about El Paso’s current flu season
Flu and COVID-19 in El Paso peaked in mid-December as viruses continued to circulate while vaccination rates fell, El Paso city and county health authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza said. Flu season typically peaks from December through February. In addition to influenza, other respiratory viruses tend to spread during this time,...
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Segundo Barrio health clinic creates 200+ food baskets for families in need
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A community health center in El Paso's Segundo Barrio put together food baskets for hundreds of families in need, thanks to donations. On Monday, Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe, Inc. made over 200 food baskets after they collected all the canned goods, non-perishables and money that was donated on Saturday, during the 31st Annual Navidad De La Fe Luminarias event held at Scenic Drive in Central El Paso.
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El Paso Children's Hospital offers heart care for young patients in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — At the El Paso Children's Hospital Multi-Specialty Center, compassionate care and medical excellence go hand in hand - especially when it comes to the hearts of the region's youngest patients. One of the physicians helping lead that mission is Dr. Natalia Betancourt-Guzmán, a pediatric...
KTSM
Children’s Hospital expands orthopedic team
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Children’s Hospital is expanding its orthopedic team. Two doctors from the hospital will talk with KTSM anchor Andy Morgan during out 6:30 p.m. newscast on Monday, Dec. 13. We will talk with them about this expansion, what’s behind it and how it can benefit your family.
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NM uniquely positioned as nation’s health-care tax credit debate swirls
LAS CRUCES — Federal health care subsidies were a major sticking point in a stalemate that led to a 43-day federal government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. The shutdown ended last month. But Congress did not restore expanded insurance subsidies known as Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, a pandemic-era benefit that reduced health insurance costs and expanded access for millions of Americans who get their coverage on state-run marketplaces. The subsidies result in savings – sometimes up to several hundreds of dollars per month – for people without other health coverage options.
KTSM
CRRUA finishes year with all treatment plants compliant with New Mexico regulations
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Camino Real Regional Utility Authority finished up 2025 with all four of its treatment facilities being compliant with the State of New Mexico for a full year. CRRUA said it passed its monthly arsenic tests for December, as verified by an independent laboratory. CRRUA provides water and wastewater services […]
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FDA intends to put its most serious warning on Covid vaccines, sources say
The El Paso Times
Public meeting set for Marathon's El Paso oil refinery air permit
Two years after Marathon Petroleum Corp. filed for a 10-year renewal o f the major Texas air-pollution permit for its El Paso oil refinery, the Texas environmental agency has finally set a date for a public meeting on the matter. The public meeting, part of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) public comment process, is scheduled for Jan. 8, at 7 p.m., at Riverside High School, 301 Midway Dr., in El Paso’s Lower Valley. Marathon needs the permit renewed for the refinery to continue operating. The oil refinery, once owned by El Paso billionaire Paul Foster and partners, is a major source of air pollution in El Paso. It's on 550 acres, surrounded by several neighborhoods. It dominates the landscape along a portion of Interstate 10, across from Cielo Vista Mall in East-Central El Paso. Marathon permit renewal may allow more air pollution The renewal is for the refinery’s major air permit, regulating pollution from its oil-processing facilities and a wide range of other equipment. Emissions of 11 pollutants allowed by the air permit could increase under the renewal, according to preliminary data released by Marathon in December 2023, when the application was filed. Almost all the increase would
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Camp East Montana detainee dies at El Paso hospital of natural causes, ICE says
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Texas Tech Health El Paso addresses oral health disparities with new program
With critical oral health disparities rising in El Paso, Texas Tech Health El Paso is launching the Borderland Dental Leaders: Building Bridges program with a $400,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Scott Brocato recently spoke with Dr. Alyssa Benavides, Managing Director of the Office of Professional Education at TTHEP; and Dr. Christiane Herber-Valdez, TTHEP’s Assistant Vice-President of Academic Affairs, about the program.
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Guatemalan man in ICE custody dies from suspected natural causes in El Paso hospital
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Guatemalan man in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody died from suspected natural causes at The Hospitals of Providence East in El Paso. Francisco Gaspar-Andres, 48, was pronounced dead at 5:53 a.m. on Dec. 3. Medical professionals attributed his death to liver...
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El Paso Children's Hospital Launches Mobile Clinic to Expand Pediatric Care in Rural Areas
El Paso Children's Hospital is moving forward with a new initiative to bring pediatric healthcare closer to children in rural communities, doing so with a new mobile clinic revealed at a ceremony last Friday. In a statement obtained by KTSM, U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, who was instrumental in securing federal funding for the project, described the clinic as "basically a little moving doctor’s office" that can reach neighborhoods with limited transportation and bring healthcare to those in need.