Cancer-Causing Benzene Emissions at 10 Refineries Exceed EPA Limits: Watchdog February 6, 2020 Ten U.S. oil refineries, including six in Texas, released the cancer-causing chemical benzene in concentrations that exceeded federal limits last...
Groundwater Near Most Coal Plants Polluted by Coal Ash: Environmental Groups March 4, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their coal ash dumps...
Hurricane Harvey-Caused Oil, Chemical Spills Dwarfed by Katrina’s September 18, 2017 By Emily Flitter and Richard Valdmanis More than 22,000 barrels of oil, refined fuels and chemicals spilled at sites across Texas in the wake of Hurricane...
Environmental Groups Sue EPA to Force Fracking Chemicals Disclosure January 8, 2015 By Andrew Zajac and Mark Drajem A coalition of advocacy groups sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for public access to information on toxic chemicals released...