Arkema NA, CEO Indicted in Texas for ‘Reckless’ Chemical Release August 6, 2018 By Emily Schmall The North American subsidiary of a French chemical manufacturer and two senior staff members were indicted in connection with last...
Harvey-Arkema Lesson: Chemical Plants Must Plan for Natural Disasters May 25, 2018 By Erwin Seba The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Thursday urged chemical plants to weigh the risks of natural disasters just as they...
Houston-Area Residents: Toxic Chemicals Found in Soil, Water After Plant Fire October 4, 2017 By Reese Dunklin Tests detected toxic substances in soil, water and ash samples taken miles from a chemical plant that flooded during Hurricane...
Air Monitoring Company Added to Texas Chemical Plant Negligence Lawsuit September 21, 2017 Air monitoring company Bureau Veritas SA has been added to a negligence suit alleging first responders inhaled dangerous fumes during...
Chemical Fallout from Hurricane Irma Could Be Worse than Harvey’s September 8, 2017 By Jack Kaskey, Ryan Collins and Bryan Gruley Before flames and smoke leaped into the sky over the Arkema chemical plant in Crosby, Texas, last week, Jolyn Masters...
Arkema Plant Fires Underscore Chemical Industry Risk Management Challenge September 1, 2017 By Jack Kaskey and Ania Nussbaum In its devastatingly slow crawl up the industrial Gulf Coast, Hurricane Harvey is proving to be the biggest test yet...
Neighbors Evacuated as Texas Chemical Plant Poses Explosion Risk August 30, 2017 By David Shepardson All residents within 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of a chemical plant in southeast Texas were evacuated on Tuesday as a...