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Temporary spike at Smithfield pork plant is partially to blame

The cancer-causing chemical made headlines last year following the derailment of a freight train that was carrying tanks of it in East Palestine.

WASHINGTON – Today, March 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its 2022 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis showing that environmental releases of TRI chemicals from facilities covered by the program were 21% lower in 2022 compared to 2013. This includes a 26% dec

A new Spill Tracker website is a good source of information on chemical spills, albeit one with an agenda. But according to the latest Reporter’s Toolbox, it’s just one among a set of powerful resources for covering dangerous releases, large and small. More on Spill Tracker, plus another half-dozen-plus government and nonprofit data sources on petrochemical incidents.

30 years after a landmark executive order, a report from the booming Southeast Texas petrochemical corridor of Port Arthur and Beaumont.

On the 30th anniversary of the first presidential executive order on environmental justice, a report from the fencelines in the booming Southeast Texas petrochemical corridor.

State gets grant for pollution research

A new report found Dominion Energys Integrated Resource Plan does not align with Virginias climate goals. Dominion wants to keep using gas and coal-fired power plants, citing data center expansion in Northern Virginia but the Virginia Clean Economy Act mandated Dominion to use 100% renewable electricity by 2045. Dominions plan does meet Gov. ...

New York has made a massive investment in renewable energy. The state is committing $300 million to create the nations first offshore wind blade and nacelle manufacturing facilities. In addition to three massive offshore wind projects, 22 solar and wind projects across the state are also being funded. ...

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule that will tighten the reporting requirements for facilities that use or release certain types of toxic “forever chemicals.”