A chemical fire, explosion or toxic release occurs every two days in the U.S., according to data compiled by the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters, a group of environmental justice organizations ...

Barely a day goes by without the news of another toxic-chemical disaster poisoning the water we drink or the soil where our children play. Disasters such as the massive 38-car train derailment in East ...

On Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern train carrying cancer-causing chemicals derailed near the small town of East Palestine in Ohio — resulting in a toxic explosion, large fire and an evacuation order.

The idea of fires, explosions, and exposure to toxins from chemical spills on a daily basis may sound like something straight out of a disaster movie. Unfortunately, new data published by the ...

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(THE CONVERSATION) When fire erupted at the Intercontinental Terminals Co. bulk liquid petroleum storage terminal, large plumes of dark smoke billowed into the clear skies over Deer Park, Texas.

As the Labor Day holiday weekend approached, the Gulf Coast region—an important hub of the U.S. chemical enterprise—continued to reel from the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The petroleum ...