In September 2023, sirens blared again across Hopewell, Virginia, after oleum, commonly known as fuming sulfuric acid, leaked from the AdvanSix chemical plant. The plant, one of many big polluters in ...

EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement ...

The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency has published a proposed rule that would strip away most of the chemical disaster prevention safeguards finalized in 2024, rolling back ...

Dear EarthTalk: The recent explosion at a West, Texas fertilizer plant that killed many people really alarmed me. Places like this must exist near many communities around the country. How do I know if ...

A Trump proposal would defund the Chemical Safety Board later this year, potentially leaving a Louisville-based investigation in limbo. The CSB and its proponents say the agency, with its $14 million ...

How do the recurring chemical leak incidents in Maharashtra’s Tarapur–Boisar belt highlight the safeguards against chemical ...