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Two years after ITC chemical fire in Deer Park, Texas close to making new safety rules for industry Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, spent years negotiating with industry groups to get new regulations placed on the chemical industry after the ITC fire in 2019. Author: ERIN DOUGLAS (The Texas Tribune) Published: 8:40 AM CDT May 24, 2021 Updated: 8:41 AM CDT May 24, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — (The Texas Tribune) — In March 2019, a massive chemical fire...

Smoke rises from a fire burning at the Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, east of Houston on March 18, 2019. Credit: Jaimie Meldrum/Handout via REUTERS Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In March 2019, a massive chemical fire broke out after a leak at a chemical tank farm in Deer Park spread to almost a dozen other tanks. A plume of smoke soon loomed over the Houston skyline and lingered...

Most of 200-plus comments to Texas environmental agency oppose El Paso Electric proposed Newman power plant project.

Will Texas commission grant permit for concrete batch plant in Mansfield? Not yet Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2 hrs ago Haley Samsel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram May 19—More than an hour of deliberations over the future of a concrete batch plant near Mansfield did not bring the closure Tarrant County residents had hoped for on Wednesday. Instead, three governor-appointed commissioners voted to delay the Texas Commission on Environmental Qualitys decision to grant or reject Bosque ...

The Coastal Bend will receive $22.5 million to restore water quality and freshwater inflows as part of the RESTORE Act, the law created to respond to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon blowout and spill. The money was recently approved by the RESTORE Council as part of a $302 million grant package. “Water was the most injured natural resource in the Deepwater Horizon spill, and improving freshwater reaching the Gulf through its Texas watersheds will directly benefit every living creature in the Gulf,...

Nestlé has added a new version of Shreddies cereal made with just four ingredients. Called ‘The Simple One’, it is made with wholegrain wheat, fruit purée, date syrup and “a pinch” of salt, and is non-HFSS – meaning it will not be affected by the government’s coming crackdown on unhealthy food promotions and advertising.  Nestlé Cereals marketing director Toby Baker said it marked “our new innovative approach to NPD, in which we are not just reducing negative nutrients, but s...

19th April 2021 Nestlé Cereals has announced the launch of Shreddies The Simple One, a new breakfast cereal made using only four ingredients and containing less than 5% sugar. Made with whole grain wheat, fruit puree, date syrup and a pinch of salt, Shreddies The Simple One has been designed for health-conscious consumers. It is a non-HFSS (high in fat, sugar or salt) product, contains no refined sugar and is free from artificial colours and flavours. The product is also all green under the ...

Cheerios calls on consumers to ‘bee’ friendly and plant sunflower seeds Nestlé Cereals has launched a campaign that offers shoppers mini boxes of sunflower seeds when they purchase a pack of the better-for-you cereal in a bid to protect the UK’s dwindling honey bee population. According to the breakfast cereal giant, the offer of the seeds – which are posted directly to consumers’ doorsteps – are designed to raise awareness of the challenges currently fa...

 | Updated: 10:47, 09 March 2021 Forty-four gamers powered up from around the world to support a fundraising effort organised by a Wisbech charity worker. Lisa Lowe organised the online gaming marathon to raise money for Parkinsons UK, where she works as a network cor-ordinator, and has been thrilled by the response. A total of over £21,60 was raised by the event held over 12 hours on Saturday February 27, and young gamer Hakon Day-Hallcro of Elm who joined in playing games with his school...

Abbott said power should be fully restored across the state Sunday night or Monday.