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With 34 petrochemical ‘plastics recycling’ plants proposed across U.S., a small PA town fights back -- and wins
Apr 18
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A new EPA rule is meant to prevent chemical disasters, but safety advocates say loopholes remain
Apr 4
/
Texas plastics factory shows how companies take public subsidies while breaking pollution laws
Mar 21
/
EPA’s new rule will slash planet-warming methane emissions from oil and gas industry, but it could be stronger
Mar 14
/
World’s largest ammonia complex would make fertilizer from natural gas in West Virginia coalfields
Mar 6
/
Biden’s LNG pause won’t slow the flow of U.S. natural gas abroad
Feb 6
/
LNG terminal opens in Puerto Rico without required federal approval
Jan 5
/
Biden Administration proposes to allow disposal of carbon waste beneath national forests
Dec 7
/
Houston smog worst in 12 years, hitting Latino, Black and lower-income neighborhoods hardest
Dec 1
/
Major carbon pipeline is cancelled as opposition grows and regulations remain elusive
Oct 25
/
World’s largest fertilizer factory plans major expansion, despite record of pollution and chemical accidents
Oct 18
/
Startup of Texas plastics plant by ExxonMobil and Saudi Arabia followed by wave of air and water pollution violations
Oct 4
/
First-ever EPA data show gas processing plants emit thousands of pounds of carcinogens per year
Sep 6
/
What causes long-delayed 'zombie' projects? The market, not government permit reviews
Aug 22
/
In eastern Ohio, environmental justice fight brews over a tires-to-energy plant
Aug 15
/
Small western PA refinery topped list for most injuries among workers, with 119 over five years, federal data show
Aug 10
/
New EPA report: Plastics chemical found in drinking water poses elevated cancer risk
Aug 2
/
Factory near Houston would convert garbage into jet fuel. “Green” energy or trash talk?
Jul 26
/
Three Texas oil & gas industry sites that caught fire had long violation records
May 24
/
Biden’s bioplastics move could be a shell game, swapping one polluting plastic for another
May 17
/
Shell chemical plant that burned near Houston had a record of nearly 2,000 violations
May 9
/
Ten years after West Texas explosion, booming fertilizer industry poses risks to environment and public safety
Apr 25
/
West Texas home to most repeat violators detailed in illegal pollution report
Mar 28
/
Opening of new plastics plant brings glowing orange clouds and repeated pollution violations
Mar 21
/
After East Palestine, the slow-moving train wreck of petrochemical pollution deserves more attention nationally
Mar 15
/
Wave of new oil export terminals looms over Gulf Coast
Mar 8
/
Ozone drifting into small-town New Mexico from Texas oil & gas industry
Feb 21
/
New study: Refineries under-reported benzene emissions by as much as 28-fold
Feb 7
/
Houston Ship Channel dredging for oil, chemical industry includes plan to dump toxic sediment in minority neighborhoods
Jan 4
/
Mitsubishi seeks tens of millions in Louisiana tax breaks for largest plastics plant of its kind
Dec 14
/
No plastics panacea: chemical recycling causes pollution, promotes waste
Dec 7
/
Why the EPA says new oil and gas regulations will cut methane emissions 87%
Nov 30
/
How a woman of faith stopped the world's biggest plastics factory
Nov 8
/
Houston’s Parras family has made the pursuit of environmental justice their lives’ work
Oct 11
/
Study: Air pollution from oil and gas flares severely underestimated
Oct 4
/
Sen. Manchin pulls environmental permitting 'reform' bill from stopgap funding legislation
Sep 27
/
EPA will restore an Obama-era chemical disaster safety rule halted by Trump Administration
Sep 13
/
Natural gas development transforms Pennsylvania farmland
Aug 10
/
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With 34 petrochemical ‘plastics recycling’ plants proposed across U.S., a small PA town fights back -- and wins
April 18, 2024
A new EPA rule is meant to prevent chemical disasters, but safety advocates say loopholes remain
April 4, 2024
Texas plastics factory shows how companies take public subsidies while breaking pollution laws
March 21, 2024
EPA’s new rule will slash planet-warming methane emissions from oil and gas industry, but it could be stronger
March 14, 2024
World’s largest ammonia complex would make fertilizer from natural gas in West Virginia coalfields
March 6, 2024
Biden’s LNG pause won’t slow the flow of U.S. natural gas abroad
February 6, 2024
LNG terminal opens in Puerto Rico without required federal approval
January 5, 2024
Biden Administration proposes to allow disposal of carbon waste beneath national forests
December 7, 2023
Houston smog worst in 12 years, hitting Latino, Black and lower-income neighborhoods hardest
December 1, 2023
Major carbon pipeline is cancelled as opposition grows and regulations remain elusive
October 25, 2023
World’s largest fertilizer factory plans major expansion, despite record of pollution and chemical accidents
October 18, 2023
Startup of Texas plastics plant by ExxonMobil and Saudi Arabia followed by wave of air and water pollution violations
October 4, 2023
First-ever EPA data show gas processing plants emit thousands of pounds of carcinogens per year
September 6, 2023
What causes long-delayed 'zombie' projects? The market, not government permit reviews
August 22, 2023
In eastern Ohio, environmental justice fight brews over a tires-to-energy plant
August 15, 2023
Small western PA refinery topped list for most injuries among workers, with 119 over five years, federal data show
August 10, 2023
New EPA report: Plastics chemical found in drinking water poses elevated cancer risk
August 2, 2023
Factory near Houston would convert garbage into jet fuel. “Green” energy or trash talk?
July 26, 2023
Three Texas oil & gas industry sites that caught fire had long violation records
May 24, 2023
Biden’s bioplastics move could be a shell game, swapping one polluting plastic for another
May 17, 2023
Shell chemical plant that burned near Houston had a record of nearly 2,000 violations
May 9, 2023
Ten years after West Texas explosion, booming fertilizer industry poses risks to environment and public safety
April 25, 2023
West Texas home to most repeat violators detailed in illegal pollution report
March 28, 2023
Opening of new plastics plant brings glowing orange clouds and repeated pollution violations
March 21, 2023
After East Palestine, the slow-moving train wreck of petrochemical pollution deserves more attention nationally
March 15, 2023
Wave of new oil export terminals looms over Gulf Coast
March 8, 2023
Ozone drifting into small-town New Mexico from Texas oil & gas industry
February 21, 2023
New study: Refineries under-reported benzene emissions by as much as 28-fold
February 7, 2023
Houston Ship Channel dredging for oil, chemical industry includes plan to dump toxic sediment in minority neighborhoods
January 4, 2023
Mitsubishi seeks tens of millions in Louisiana tax breaks for largest plastics plant of its kind
December 14, 2022
No plastics panacea: chemical recycling causes pollution, promotes waste
December 7, 2022
Why the EPA says new oil and gas regulations will cut methane emissions 87%
November 30, 2022
How a woman of faith stopped the world's biggest plastics factory
November 8, 2022
Houston’s Parras family has made the pursuit of environmental justice their lives’ work
October 11, 2022
Study: Air pollution from oil and gas flares severely underestimated
October 4, 2022
Sen. Manchin pulls environmental permitting 'reform' bill from stopgap funding legislation
September 27, 2022
EPA will restore an Obama-era chemical disaster safety rule halted by Trump Administration
September 13, 2022
Natural gas development transforms Pennsylvania farmland
August 10, 2022
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