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An oil refinery looms over the west side of Port Arthur, TX.
(Eric Kayne for Earthjustice)
feature April 27, 2018

A Disaster In The Making

A new report documents how people have been left in harm’s way, as the Trump administration attempts to block the Chemical Disaster Rule.

An oil refinery looms over the west side of Port Arthur, TX.
(Eric Kayne for Earthjustice)
Press Release December 19, 2019

Trump’s EPA Revoked Chemical Disaster Prevention Rules. Now Groups are Suing.

Communities in chemical danger zones fight back against EPA’s latest attack on public health

Press Release July 7, 2021

Organizations Call on EPA to Protect Communities from Climate-Driven Chemical Disasters

Agency must strengthen and adapt Risk Management Program rules to account for more frequent and extreme hurricanes, floods, wildfires

An oil refinery looms over the west side of Port Arthur, TX.
(Eric Kayne for Earthjustice)
Press Release November 21, 2019

Trump EPA tries again to kill chemical disaster prevention rules

After earlier court victory, communities in danger zones outraged by EPA’s latest attack on public safety

Press Release February 2, 2022

Disaster at Winston-Salem Fertilizer Plant Is Unacceptable, Unnecessary, and Entirely Preventable

The Biden administration and EPA must act now to prevent chemical disasters, a joint statement from Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, Center for Progressive Reform, Coming Clean, Earthjustice, Public Citizen, and Sierra Club

A few of the action items from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's roadmap to regulate PFAS chemical pollution that are failing or have missed deadlines.
(Earthjustice)
feature June 6, 2023

Inside EPA’s Roadmap on Regulating PFAS Chemicals

Toxic “forever chemicals” remain laxly regulated.

Press Release May 26, 2021

EPA’s New Path to Prevent Chemical Disasters is an Important First Step

Communities facing constant chemical disasters deserve robust protections

Millions of Americans live in the worst-case scenario zones for a chemical disaster. At least one in three schoolchildren in America attends a school within the vulnerability zone of a hazardous facility.
(Soloviova Liudmyla / Shutterstock)
Press Release August 23, 2018

Community, Environmental Justice, National Environmental, and Scientist Groups Continue Fighting to Defend the Chemical Disaster Rule from Rollbacks by EPA

Community members from around the United States call for life-saving measures to be implemented after court victory last week

Press Release August 22, 2022

EPA Proposes New Rule to Address Chemical Disasters

Communities facing constant threat of fires and explosions need stronger protection

Millions of Americans live in the worst-case scenario zones for a chemical disaster. At least one in three schoolchildren in America attends a school within the vulnerability zone of a hazardous facility.
(Soloviova Liudmyla / Shutterstock)
Press Release: Victory August 17, 2018

Community Groups Force EPA to End Delay of Chemical Disaster Rule

Federal Court rules that life-saving protections must now be implemented by industry

feature January 17, 2019

Special Report: Two Years of Overruling the Trump Administration

The record shows that the Trump’s efforts to weaken environmental regulations are no match for the law.

The Arkema chemical plant, northeast of Houston, was engulfed in flames due to loss of electricity caused by Hurricane Harvey.
(Courtesy of WFAA-TV)
Press Release April 3, 2018

Another Year of Preventable Chemical Disasters

Report gives a snapshot of how delaying the Chemical Disaster Rule hurts communities & families

A large fire at Chevron's refinery in Richmond, California, on August 6, 2012.
(Daniel Parks / CC BY-NC 2.0)
case September 1, 2017

Defending Community Safety Protections From Chemical Disasters

From 2004 to 2013 alone, more than 2,200 chemical accidents were reported at hazardous facilities, over 1,500 of which caused reported harm. These accidents killed 59 people; caused more than more than 17,000 to be injured, hospitalized, or to seek medical care, and nearly half a million to evacuate or shelter in place to try…

Press Release July 21, 2011

EPA Issues Final Guidance on Mountaintop Removal Mining To Reaffirm the Clean Water Act and New Science

Guidance focuses on ensuring compliance with longstanding requirements where stronger oversight is essential to protect water quality and Appalachian communities

A large fire at the Chevron refinery in Richmond, California, in 2012. At least one in three schoolchildren attends a school within the vulnerability zone of a hazardous facility.
(Daniel Parks / CC BY-NC 2.0)
Press Release June 22, 2017

Communities, Workers, and Scientists Seek Emergency Relief from Chemical Disasters

Ask court to stop Trump from delaying safety protections for millions

Document February 2, 2018

Final Reply Brief Chemical Disaster Rule Delay

Final reply brief on behalf of a coalition of workers, scientists and community members near oil refineries and chemical facilities, to challenge the illegal delay of the Chemical Disaster Rule protections.

Press Release May 2, 2023

Earthjustice Statement: New York Governor and Legislature Finalize SFY2024 Budget

Major wins for climate action: New York to adopt first-in-nation all-electric new buildings mandate; NYPA authority to build public renewable energy and fossil fuel power plant retirement

Press Release: Victory August 18, 2021

EPA to Ban Chlorpyrifos, Finally

Children and farmworkers secure long-awaited protections