Industrial Disasters

Industrials disaster like chemical fires, explosions and other incidents occur in the Houston region nearly every six weeks on average, a Houston Chronicle investigation found.

Why doesn't TCEQ fine polluters more?
By Michael Coleman
08.20.2020
Living in Houston comes with 'the hidden tax' of trauma from disasters
By Houston Chronicle
02.22.2021
'There is nothing more important than air quality': A conversation with Rep. Ann Johnson
By Jennifer Schmerling
12.8.2020
Dade Phelan failed to protect Texans from chemical disasters
By John Beard
06.3.2021
Who's going to take responsibility for air pollution in Texas?
By Allyn West
03.4.2021
For the good of Texans, it's time to make polluters pay
By Matt Tresaugue
12.30.2020
'Pasadena is my home': A conversation about environmental justice with Krystal Mireles
By Irene Vázquez
05.20.2021
The Beirut blast exposes the lessons that haven't been learned from previous chemical disasters
By Associated Press News
08.5.2020
'How can we do better?': A conversation with Houston City Council Member Sallie Alcorn
By Catherine Fraser
05.19.2021