Dealing with Disasters

What are we doing to protect our region from the recurring chemical and natural disasters that darken our skies and flood our houses?

Could social distancing make it harder to enforce environmental laws?
By Bloomberg Environment
03.19.2020
Federal report suggests 'negligence' worsened ITC fire
By Houston Chronicle
10.31.2019
Industrial pollution is still impacting Houston during the pandemic
By KTRK-TV
04.30.2020
Imelda led to at least 100,000 more pounds of air pollution
By Houston Chronicle
09.25.2019
The Port Neches plant was a 'high priority,' but penalties haven't matched
By Texas Tribune
11.27.2019
After six explosions in less than a year, Houston 'must rethink the bargain we make with industry'
By Houston Chronicle
02.5.2020
'It does not have to be this way. These disasters are preventable.'
By Grist
12.9.2019
Trump's EPA undoes regulations designed to prevent chemical accidents
By Washington Post
11.22.2019
'Ignoring warning signs': A conversation about climate action with Emily Atkin
By Catherine Fraser
06.1.2020
The toxic legacy of Hurricane Harvey's spills
By Houston Chronicle
03.5.2019
Until we hold leaders accountable, dark clouds will hang over Houston
By Bakeyah Nelson
10.3.2019
Imelda led to unauthorized releases of benzene and other toxic pollutants
By Houston Chronicle
10.23.2019
Houston must learn from our year of disasters
By Allyn West
03.16.2020
The face of the petrochemical industry's recklessness
By Sara Cress
10.16.2019
In Houston, the new normal should include more efforts to reduce air pollution
By Allyn West
05.20.2020
After the ITC fire, 'wrist-slap fines' aren't enough
By Houston Chronicle
11.7.2019
Louisiana has been battered this hurricane season. Will the attention last as long as the recovery takes?
By Xander Peters
10.29.2020
Traffic is down because of stay-home orders, but air pollution? Not so much
By NPR
05.19.2020