Threatening to derail the project, an environmental analysis found arsenic contamination more than double the legal limit at the site of David Beckham’s proposed $1 billion Major League Soccer complex in Miami.
Read moreThe American Chemistry Council filed suit to protest the California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s listing of spray polyurethane insulation systems containing unreacted methylene diphenyl diisocyannates as a “priority product.”
Read moreThe Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition claims in a federal complaint that the chemical plant Eagle Natrium has violated its EPA permits in all but one month since 2014, including polluting waters with mercury.
Read moreIs the nation ready to defend against antibiotic-resistant diseases or bioterrorism? What would the response to a biological attack or disease pandemic look like?
Read moreA Dutch court has fined oil giant Shell 2.5 million euros ($2.8 million) for breaching Dutch labor and environmental laws in a case linked to two explosions and a gas leak at a chemical plant south of Rotterdam.
Read moreWASHINGTON (CN) – The No. 1 provider of petrochemicals to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was hit with sanctions Friday,
Read moreCompostable food packaging seemingly combines convenience with sustainability, but a study published Wednesday found the containers are leaching potentially harmful substances into the ground.
Read moreA Ninth Circuit panel hinted Thursday it might toss parts of Trump administration rules for evaluating 80,000 toxic chemicals, allegedly written to minimize the chemicals’ health risks so they won’t be restricted or banned.
Read moreTexas prosecutors filed criminal charges against the company whose petrochemical storage tanks at its Houston plant caught fire and burned for four days straight last month, emitting toxic runoff that polluted a Galveston Bay tributary.
Read moreA sunny, mild morning in Greater Houston was interrupted by an explosion last week that could be felt for miles around. The area was literally rocked by another chemical plant explosion – this time at the KMCO plant in Crosby, an industrial town just northeast of Houston.
Read moreAn explosion and fire at a Houston-area chemical plant Tuesday killed one worker and seriously injured two others, and as the smoke cleared a spotlight fell on the plant owner, revealing a history of environmental pollution violations.
Read moreThe state of Texas sued the owner of a Houston chemical storage plant Friday for air pollution caused by a fire which, fueled by petroleum products, burned for three days straight this week and left neighboring residents fearful for their health.
Read moreA massive explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China with a long record of safety violations has killed at least 47 people and injured hundreds of others, 90 of them seriously.
Read moreSchools around a Houston-area petrochemical storage plant releasing hazardous levels of benzene fumes remain closed Friday, despite the lifting of a shelter-in-place order Thursday afternoon.
Read moreNational Guard troops have been called in and residents were told to stay inside after elevated levels of benzene were detected early Thursday near a Houston-area petrochemicals storage facility that caught fire this week.
Read moreA fire that erupted Sunday at a petrochemical storage plant near Houston and sent dark plumes of smoke over the city was extinguished early Wednesday morning, but the plant operator warned residents it could spark back up.
Read moreTaking on a Obama-era regulation meant to stop global warming, the EPA joined chemical makers Friday in urging the D.C. Circuit to throw out strict limits on greenhouse gas-emitting hydrofluorocarbons.
Read moreThe acting administrator of the EPA came under fire Thursday as he announced a long-demanded plan for national guidelines on a class of seemingly indestructible chemicals known as PFAs.
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