chemical disasters

Smoke from chemical fire in New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina

DOD/National Archives

May 31, 2023

EPA: Don’t Delay Strong Rules to Help Prevent Chemical Disasters

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

Train derailment in East Palestine, OH Feb. 2023

Gene Puskar/AP Photo

February 27, 2023

Ohio Train Wreck Shows: EPA Needs to Strengthen Disaster Prevention Rules

Darya Minovi
Senior Analyst

August 19, 2022

Will the Biden Administration’s Chemical Disaster Rule Finally Make Communities Safer?

Genna Reed
Former Director of Policy Analysis

Michael M Stokes/Flickr

September 7, 2021

Hurricane Ida Leaves Chemical Facilities and Surrounding Communities Without Power

Casey Kalman
Former Contributor

Yvette Arellano/TEJAS

July 7, 2021

Risk Managed? New Report Finds Chemical Disaster Risks from Climate Change

Casey Kalman
Former Contributor

Yvette Arellano/TEJAS

June 15, 2021

Public Comment: EPA Must Consider Climate Change When Reforming Chemical Disaster Rule

Casey Kalman
Former Contributor

A FEMA trailer decorated for an environmental justice mission. Photo credit: Leah Mahan, maker of the film Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek.

December 17, 2019

Activism and Action in 2019, a Banner Year for Environmental Justice

Adrienne Hollis
Former Contributor

October 25, 2017

Post-Harvey, the Arkema Disaster Reveals Chemical Safety Risks Were Preventable

Charise Johnson
Former Contributor

Emergency workers entering a chemical plant.

North Carolina National Guard/CC BY-ND 2.0 (Flickr)

September 12, 2017

What Scott Pruitt Still Gets Wrong About Chemical Safety Post-Hurricane Harvey

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

August 1, 2016

A Free Ride: How Special Interests Are Undermining Chemical Facility Safety

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor

March 28, 2016

Avoiding Chemical Disasters, Managing Risks: EPA Addresses Chemical Safety

Yogin Kothari
Former Contributor