Regulatory gaps leave communities at risk of chemical disasters, advocates say ...

While the chemical industry largely supports the current EPA risk management program, they worry that some of the proposed changes go too far. Kimberly Wise White as head of Regulatory Affairs at ...

Chemical disasters can be devastating to local economies. Just ask West Virginia businesses whose economy lost $19 million per day after the Elk River spill in 2015.The EPA is now updating rules on… ...

The Chemical Safety Board is still investigating last year's explosion in Clifton. Its proposed closure this year could leave the probe in limbo.

Every year, dozens of accidents occur at high-risk chemical facilities. The chemical industry is pushing Donald Trump’s EPA to delete a public database that at least lets residents know whether ...

An EPA proposed rule only requires 149 chemical facilities to document whether there are safer processes, exempting 95 percent of hazardous facilities.

The EPA files detail what steps a company is taking to prevent chemical disasters and the potential impact of an accident to nearby neighborhoods — known as a “worse-case scenario” analysis.

As the EPA reviews its chemical-disaster rule, we're calling for stronger regulations to protect those living in the shadow of industrial facilities.

Disasters from chemical hazards can be avoided by reducing the volume of dangerous chemical used, switching to less dangerous chemicals and enforcing high-quality training.

Disasters can and do happen anywhere on this web. On average, toxic-chemical releases, fires, and explosions occur every two days in the United States — most in low-income neighborhoods and ...

At least 25 chemical incidents have occurred in Texas this year, the most of any state, according to the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters.

As disasters continue to happen, we — those most affected, those who breathe and live and play in toxicity — condemn the E.P.A.’s decision to repeal the Chemical Disaster Rule.