Storage Tank Owner Sued by State, County Over Texas Petrochemical Fire March 28, 2019 By Erwin Seba and Collin Eaton Texas officials on Tuesday sued owners of a Houston area petrochemical storage facility over a fire last week, alleging violations...
Hundreds File Claims Against Company in Wake of Texas Petrochemical Fire March 28, 2019 A Houston-area petrochemical storage company that was heavily damaged by fire has received hundreds of compensation claims from residents seeking...
Environmental, Economic Damage a Concern Following Texas Petrochemical Fire March 27, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano Businesses and residents expressed concern on March 25 about the environmental and economic fallout from a fire at a Houston-area...
Shipping Resumes in Houston Channel Closed After Chemical Tank Fire March 26, 2019 By Joe Carroll, Ben Foldy and Kevin Crowley The U.S. Gulf Coast’s most important industrial waterway partially reopened on Monday after it was polluted with cancer-causing benzene and...
Bills on Tap at Massachusetts Statehouse Target Lead in School Water March 26, 2019 By Steve LeBlanc Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are pushing legislation aimed at improving the safety of drinking water in schools in part by...
Houston-Area Chemical Blaze Intensifies After Loss of Water Pressure March 19, 2019 By Jack Kaskey, Simon Casey and Kevin Crowley A fire at a petrochemical storage facility that’s covered Houston in a thick pall of smoke for the past two...
Harmful Dry Cleaning Chemical Detected in W. Virginia Town’s Drinking Water March 19, 2019 Officials say the drinking water in a West Virginia community along the Ohio River contains a harmful chemical widely used...
EPA Readies ‘Forever Chemical’ PFA Safety Plan Amid Calls for Tougher Action February 15, 2019 By Ellen Knickmeyer and John Flesher The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce a plan for dealing with a class of long-lasting chemical contaminants amid...
Trump EPA Chief Tells Senators Climate Change ‘Not the Greatest Crisis’ January 17, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici U.S. President Donald Trump’s new pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency told lawmakers on Wednesday he does not believe...
After State Ban Expires, EPA Approves Dicamba Use in Arkansas November 5, 2018 A recent Environmental Protection Agency ruling clears the path for Arkansas farmers to use the herbicide dicamba on soybeans and...