Intercontinental Terminals Company is facing criminal charges over the explosion and chemical spill that shuttered the Houston Ship Channel in mid-March.
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced her office had filed five environmental criminal charges against the Mitsui & Co subsidiary Monday, with each of the charges carrying a $100,000 fine.
"People living in Deer Park and the other neighboring residential areas near [Intercontinental Terminal's] plant deserve protection too," Ogg said in a statement.
