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Texas Sues Dow, Alleging Water Pollution Violations at Chemical Plant
Feb 19 2026 // The Texas Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit last week against Dow Chemical Co., North America’s largest chemical manufacturer, describing hundreds of water pollution violations from its industrial...
EPA Identifies Spilled Chemical Compound That Affected 260 Cars in Kansas
Feb 10 2026 // The EPA has identified the chemical compound spilled in Garnett, Kansas, on Dec. 31, 2025. Recent laboratory analysis corroborates EPA’s preliminary field screening results with a “high level of...
Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9
Feb 10 2026 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is opening an investigation into the fatal chemical release that occurred on January 27, 2026, at the Woodland Pulp facility in Baileyville, Maine. The incident...
Forever Chemicals Quietly Contaminate Drinking Water Wells
Feb 5 2026 // Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking private drinking water wells across Wisconsin for a widely used family of harmful chemicals called...
Chlorofluorocarbon Replacements Cause Vast ‘Forever Chemical’ Pollution: Research
Feb 5 2026 // When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the pollution of the...
Derailed Train in Kentucky Causes Chemical Leak and Sparks a Fire
Jan 2 2026 // A derailed CSX train leaked a flammable chemical and sparked a fire in a rural part of southern Kentucky on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a shelter-in-place order that was later lifted for nearby residents. No...
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