Posted on · The incident comes just days after a leak at a Dow Chemical plant in La Porte, and another LyondellBasell leak in Galena Park.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: The latest on the chemical release incident in La Porte, a Rice professor discusses his BBC series about the end of the world, and an in-studio performance by musician Bob Schneider.
Posted on · Dow Chemical reported a “process upset incident” at 7:27 a.m. Wednesday, in its 13300 Bay Area Boulevard facility. The city also issued a shelter in place notice for all areas of La Porte east of Bay Area Boulevard.
Posted on · Harris County Transit says demand for bus service continues to grow in greater Houston's outlying areas.
Posted on · Three siblings drowned Thursday in Galveston Bay. Officials are looking at whether choppy water and undercurrents were a factor.
Posted on · ITC says three of the tanks are still on fire and another three are experiencing intermittent fires. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says that, as of 11:30 a.m. on Monday, it hadn't detected "any immediate health concerns at ground level."
Posted on · School personnel are disinfecting all classrooms and common areas as a precaution. Harris, Montgomery and Galveston counties confirmed measles cases last week.
Posted on · The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating and federal aviation officials have been notified
Posted on · There were no reports of injuries or missing persons
Posted on · Police in La Porte say the incident, initially reported as an explosion
Posted on · He was "Fire Fighter of the Year" for Station 4 in 2016.
Posted on · It impacted several parts of our region, including as many as four tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service.
Posted on · A 2014 gas leak at a DuPont chemical plant in La Porte killed four workers. In response to that accident, the Houston Chronicle obtained chemical inventories of more than 2,500 businesses in Greater Houston to learn which pose the greatest risk to the public. We talk with reporters Matt Dempsey and Mark Collette about what […]
Posted on · Sunday marks the one year anniversary of the fatal leak at the DuPont chemical plant in La Porte that killed four workers. We discuss what's been learned since the accident with Houston Chronicle investigative reporter Lise Olsen. MORE: What Went Wrong at La Porte DuPont? (Houston Matters, Nov. 18, 2014) Regulators Make Safety Recommendations To […]
Posted on · On today’s Houston Matters, we examine a pair of developments involving industry and the environment in Houston. First, it's been nearly a year since four workers died in a toxic gas leak at the DuPont chemical plant in La Porte. Last week, federal investigators presented their findings. Houston Matters' Maggie Martin discusses the report with […]