Advocates push for oversight to prevent chemical disasters
(PBS NewsHour, October 7, 2023)
Eight months after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, people are still waiting for answers about long-term health and environmental consequences. What happened isn’t uncommon — on average, there’s a chemical incident in the U.S. every two days. John Yang reports from North Carolina, where one city is trying to move forward after a chemical disaster in 2022.
Texas has already seen 25 chemical emergencies this year. Here’s how to protect yourself during the next one.
(The Texas Tribune, July 26, 2023)
Industrial Accidents in 2023, Including East Palestine, OH, and West Reading, PA, Have Cost Lives and Hurt Communities
(Teen Vogue, June 20, 2023)
Shell Refinery Unit Had History of Malfunctions Before Fire
(Inside Climate News, May 9, 2023)
Chemical exposure concerns growing across U.S.
(NBC News, April 17, 2023)
A spill outside Philadelphia adds to the growing list of chemical accidents this year
(Grist, March 27, 2023)
“Wakeup call”: Braintree chemical fire, Ohio derailment show need for stronger emergency planning, experts say
(The Boston Globe, March 18, 2023)
Revealed: the US is averaging one chemical accident every two days
(The Guardian, February 25, 2023)
Chemical disasters will keep happening
(The Hill, February 23, 2023)
EPA must do more to protect vulnerable communities from ‘double disaster’
(The Hill, October 13, 2022)
EPA's chemical safety rule tests the Biden administration’s commitment to environmental justice
(Environmental Health News, October 6, 2022)
NGOs call on US EPA to tighten rules on storage of hazardous chemicals
(Chemical Watch, September 28, 2022)
Louisiana plant's 'egregious' record highlighted in national push for new chemical safety rules
(Nola.com, September 20, 2022)
Report: Explosive from Weaver fire could destroy a community but EPA looks the other way
(Winston-Salem Journal, September 20, 2022)
EPA will restore an Obama-era chemical disaster safety rule halted by Trump Administration
(Oil & Gas Watch, September 13, 2022)
EPA proposes changes to chemical disaster prevention rule that looms large in Kanawha Valley
(Charleston Gazette-Mail, September 7, 2022)
Healthcare Professionals Ask EPA to Protect Frontline Communities
(Union of Concerned Scientists, June 29, 2022)
Booker and Barragán Urge EPA to Implement Robust Prevention and Safety Standards to Prevent Chemical Disasters
(Booker.senate.gov, April 14, 2022)
Strengthening this one rule could keep frontline communities safe from their toxic neighbors
(Grist, January 28, 2022)
Advocates ask EPA to tighten chemical disaster prevention rule to rein in possible polluters, including Suncor
(Sentinel Colorado, January 26, 2022)
Louisville officials sign letter to strengthen chemical disaster prevention rules
(Louisville Public Media, January 26, 2022)
It’s Time to Stop Rolling the Dice on Chemical Disasters
(The Revelator, January 18, 2022)
No One Should Have to Breathe These Chemicals
(The New York Times, December 6, 2019)
