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TEXAS EMERGENCY CREWS SUE ARKEMA CHEMICAL PLANT


Lawyers allege that negligence caused flammable materials to ignite after the Arkema plant near Houston was flooded and lost power... READ MORE

8th September, 2017 1185

TEXAS CHEMICAL PLANT SUED FOR MILLIONS, FIRST RESPONDERS CHARGE GROSS NEGLIGENCE


Seven first responders filed a lawsuit Thursday against a chemical company whose Houston-area facility exploded after Hurricane Harvey... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 2922

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF HARVEY VICTIMS LEAVE SHELTERS ONLY TO CONFRONT DIRE HOUSING NEEDS


While the number of evacuees seeking refuge in Houston's emergency shelters dwindled 10 days after Harvey struck, many people who had left by Monday still... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 2

TOILING TO TEAR OUT HARVEY FLOOD DEBRIS, FIND WATER TO DRINK


And outside the town of Liberty, about 45 miles 70 km from Houston, dozens of people were still cut off by the swollen Trinity River... READ MORE

5th September, 2017 0

HOUSTON 'OPEN FOR BUSINESS' DESPITE MASS FLOODING, MAYOR INSISTS


Harvey slammed into Texas on 25 August as a Category 4 hurricane, but brought the worst flooding to Houston and other areas as a tropical storm... READ MORE

4th September, 2017 43

HOUSTON 'OPEN FOR BUSINESS' DESPITE HUGE HURDLES IN HARVEY CLEAN-UP, SAYS MAYOR


Harvey slammed into Texas on August 25 as a Category 4 hurricane, but brought the worst flooding to Houston and other areas as a tropical storm... READ MORE

4th September, 2017 0

'I LOST EVERYTHING': NEW FLOODS POSSIBLE IN HOUSTON AMID HARVEY RECOVERY


New floods possible in Houston as thousands return after Harvey... READ MORE

4th September, 2017 529

FOR YEARS, CHEMICAL INDUSTRY HAS PRESSURED GOVERNMENT TO DEFUND KEY CHEMICAL INCIDENT DATABASE


A 1999 report from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board analyzed 600,000 chemical incidents around the country... READ MORE

3rd September, 2017 521

DONALD AND MELANIA TRUMP VISIT HOUSTON EMERGENCY RELIEF CENTRE TO MEET WITH FLOOD VICTIMS


The trip, to Houston, Texas and Lake Charles, Louisiana, was Mr Trump's second to survey Harvey's wake... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 943

WHILE LOBBYING AGAINST SAFETY RULES, ARKEMA WARNED ITS INVESTORS OF CHEMICAL STORAGE EXPLOSION RISKS


In Arkema's 2015 annual report, the company similarly warned investors about the risk of increased safety costs endangering profit margins... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 999

HARVEY AFTERMATH: MORE FLOODING THREATENS BEAUMONT


Floodwaters are receding in parts of southeast Texas, but the situation remains grim in Beaumont as fears grow over flooding from the Neches River... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 2482

FLAMES, SMOKE AT HOUSTON-AREA CHEMICAL PLANT FOR A 2ND DAY


Arkema executive Richard Rennard said two containers caught fire Friday evening, and that there are six more it expects will eventually catch fire... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 82

HOUSTON FACES ISSUES OF SEWAGE OVERFLOWING, TOXIC CHEMICAL SPILLING AFTER TROPICAL STORM HARVEY


At least one more container of volatile organic peroxides exploded Friday afternoon at the Arkema chemical plant, which is about 40 km from downtown Houston... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 0

TRUMP SEEKS $7.85BN IN INITIAL AID FOR HARVEY RELIEF


Meanwhile, another fire has broken out at Houston-area chemical plant that lost power after Harvey, sending black smoke into the air... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 785

HARVEY AFTERMATH: HOUSTON 'OPEN FOR BUSINESS'; OTHER CITIES SUFFERING


Nearly a week after Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast, desperate residents remain stranded without food and water in the wake of unprecedented flooding... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 12482

TEXAS CHEMICAL PLANT CATCHES FIRE FOR SECOND TIME IN TWO DAYS


Flames and black smoke poured from the plant in Crosby, Texas, after the blaze started around 5 p.m... READ MORE

2nd September, 2017 0

TEXAS REPUBLICANS HELPED CHEMICAL PLANT THAT EXPLODED LOBBY AGAINST SAFETY RULES


The effort to stop the chemical plant safety rules was backed by top Texas Republican lawmakers, who have received big campaign donations from chemical industry donors... READ MORE

31st August, 2017 49934

BLASTS ROCK TEXAS CHEMICAL PLANT AS HARVEY WEAKENS


Threat from tropical depression Harvey moves to near Texas-Louisiana line as death toll rises to at least 31... READ MORE

31st August, 2017 603


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