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Did oil refinery, chemical plant push Harvey waters into communities?

Hurricane Harvey dumped a record amount of rain on Texas, but about 150 flooded-out families say their troubles were man-made. The Army Corps of Engineers is investigating claims by residents of Sweeney, Texas, that floodwaters were knowingly forced into their neighborhoods when a local oil refinery and a chemical plant dammed up two bayous. Mark Strassmann reports.
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