Posted on · Storage tanks have been the source of several chemical disasters, including the fire at ITC Deer Park and a major gasoline spill during Hurricane Harvey. Now, they’re the focus of two bills this Texas legislative session.
Posted on · One of the goals is to prevent industrial disasters from occurring in the first place by identifying potentially problematic facilities for additional inspections and oversight.
Posted on · Kirk McDaniel wanted to find out what kind of chemicals were being stored near his Deer Park home. What came next was a circuitous, month-long process that wielded few results.
Posted on · The Senate Committee on Water and Rural Affairs took public testimony on a bill that would strengthen state oversight of above-ground drums that hold hazardous hydrocarbons.
Posted on · The White House will pull nominee Kathleen Hartnett White to lead the Council on Environmental Quality. White has drawn criticism for her comments on climate change.
Posted on · The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality reports more than 3,700 people haven't had clean drinking water since late August
Posted on · Many refineries were shut down, and air monitors had to be removed and protected during the storm. In a post-mortem, environmentalists are critical of state and federal agencies for not planning ahead.
Posted on · Oil refineries and chemical plants across the Texas Gulf Coast released more than 1 million pounds of dangerous air pollutants in the week after Harvey struck, according to filings.
Posted on · “We watch things floating through the water that you can only imagine."
Posted on · State regulators have linked the plant to plastic pellets in nearby waters and are currently considering an enforcement action. But residents are suing in federal court, hoping for what would be, if they win, an unusually large fine.
Posted on · Environmental groups say the state is letting polluters off the hook. A new report ranks the worst illegal air pollution events from oil refineries, chemical plans and other industrial facilities across Texas. But several environmental groups say the fault doesn't lie with the state's environmental regulatory agency. They place the blame on state leadership.
Posted on · Mayor Sylvester Turner says the city could use funds from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Posted on · The future health of Galveston Bay may be threatened by a lack of fresh-water. It’s an issue at the center of “water use” rules under revision in Austin.
Posted on · There’s a mysterious “stench” in a Houston-area community that’s causing hundreds of residents to complain.
Posted on · At a public hearing held in Pasadena, residents told state officials why they’re concerned about an oil refinery that needs a new pollution permit.