Skip to content
Houston Public MediaA SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
TV 8
News 88.7
Classical
Mixtape

Donate

CLOSE

MENU
  • News & Information
    • Features
      • Today in Houston Newsletter
      • Coronavirus News and Resources
      • inDepth
      • Storm Ready
    • Topics
      • Local News
      • Statewide News
      • Business
      • Education News
      • Energy & Environment
      • Health & Science
      • Immigration
      • Politics
      • Transportation
      • All Stories >>>
    • Arts & Culture
      • Arts & Culture Main
      • Voices and Verses: A Poem-A-Day Series
      • Classical Music
      • Music
      • Opera & Musical Theater
      • Dance
      • Visual Art
      • Literature
      • Theatre & Film
    • Awareness
      • Hispanic Heritage
      • Pride Month: Better Together!
      • Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage
      • Black History
      • Women’s History
  • Education
    • At Home Learning
    • For Grown Ups
    • For Kids
    • Spelling Bee
    • Writers Contest
  • Programs & Podcasts
    • Local Programs
      • I SEE U with Eddie Robinson
      • Town Square with Ernie Manouse
      • Houston Matters with Craig Cohen
      • Red, White and Blue
      • Texas Standard
    • UH
      • 100 Years of Houston
      • Bauer Business Focus
      • Briefcase
      • Engines of Our Ingenuity
      • Health Matters
      • UH Moment
    • Features
      • Career Frontier
    • Podcasts
      • Party Politics
      • Skyline Sessions
      • Encore Houston
      • All Podcasts >>
  • About
    • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Join the Team
    • Contact Us
    • Ethics and Standards
    • Reports/Financials
    • Press Room
  • Support
    • Membership
      • Update Payment Method
      • Upgrade Your Monthly Gift
    • Giving Programs
      • Affinity Council
      • Studio Society
      • In Tempore Legacy Society
      • Innovation Fund
    • Volunteers
      • Foundation Board
      • Young Leaders Council
      • Mission Ambassadors
    • Partnerships
      • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Other Ways to Give
      • Vehicle Donation
      • Employee Match Program
      • More Ways to Give >>
  • PBS Passport
  • Kids!
  • UH
    • Commitment
    • Main
    • About UH
    • Academics
    • Admissions
    • Student Life
    • Research
    • Arts
    • Athletics
    • News & Events
Employer Matching!

Tag: BioLab

Hurricane Laura

UPDATE: Chemical Fire Burns At BioLab Inc. Near Lake Charles In Aftermath Of Hurricane Laura

Ashley Dean, WWNO / Tegan Wendland, WWNO / Rosemary Westwood, WWNO

Posted on August 27, 2020 · The plant complex makes chlorine for swimming pools.

Tags BioLab hurricane hurricane laura Louisiana Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality tropical storm Tropical Storm Laura Westlake

Employer Matching!

Support Comes From

Related

Hurricane

U.S. House approves massive $31 billion “Ike Dike” project to protect Texas coast from hurricanes

Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 9, 2022 · The U.S. House voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for the massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay, but funding is not yet secured.

Tags flooding galveston houston hurricane Ike Dike Ike Dike/coastal spine project texas

Weather

There have been so many Atlantic storms this year, forecasters have run out of names

Scott Neuman, NPR

Posted on November 2, 2021 · A particularly active Atlantic hurricane season has left no more names on the official list for the year. Forecasters had expected between 13 and 20 storms, but the newly formed Wanda makes 21.

Tags 2021 Atlantic hurricane season hurricane

Abortion

Louisiana Abortion Clinics See Influx Of Patients After Texas Ban

Rosemary Westwood, WWNO

Posted on September 23, 2021 · The law is causing delays in abortions across Louisiana as women from Texas seek care at one of the three clinics in the Pelican State — making them more complicated, costly and sometimes impossible to get.

Tags abortion abortion rights anti-abortion lift louisiana Louisiana Roe v. Wade sb 8 Senate Bill 8

WEATHER

Power Slowly Returns As Greater Houston Begins Nicholas Cleanup

Lucio Vasquez / Paul DeBenedetto / Camilo Hannibal Smith / Sara Willa Ernst / Florian Martin / ShaVonne Herndon / Haya Panjwani, KERA

Posted on September 13, 2021 · Wind speeds reached 50 mph in Galveston after the storm made landfall along Matagorda Bay just after midnight, before slowly travelling Northeast.

Tags 2021 Atlantic hurricane season galveston Gov. Greg Abbott Houston ISD hurricane Hurricane Nicholas Lina Hidalgo Mayor Sylvester Turner Southeast Texas sylvester turner Tropical Storm Nicholas

Most Viewed

  • LIST: Houston 4th of July events

  • Texas can enforce 1925 abortion ban, state Supreme Court says

  • Houston SpongeBob SquarePants restaurant operators owe $6 million to Paramount

  • Texas ‘trigger law’ to ban abortion will soon go into effect. Here’s how it works

  • Here’s what you need to know about the heat wave gripping Texas

Support Comes From

Stories like this are made possible by the generosity of our community of donors, foundations and corporate partners. If you value our reporting, join others and make a gift to Houston Public Media.

DONATE

Houston Public MediaA SERVICE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

Houston Public Media

  • About
  • Careers
  • Commitment
  • TV
  • Radio
  • News
  • Shows

Compliance

  • CPB Compliance
  • FCC Station Information
  • FCC Applications
  • KUHF Public File
  • KUHT Public File
  • Ethics and Standards
  • Privacy Policy
  • Additional Disclosures

Subscribe to Our Newsletters

Today in Houston

Let the Houston Public Media newsroom help you start your day.

This Week

Get highlights, trending news, and behind-the-scenes insights from Houston Public Media delivered to your inbox each week.

Contact Us

4343 Elgin, Houston, TX 77204-0008

Houston Public Media is supported with your gifts to the Houston Public Media Foundation and is licensed to the University of Houston

Copyright © 2022