Dow Chemical News

Dow Chemical to Pay $5.4M Settlement Over Michigan Chemical Spill

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed $5.4 million settlement with The Dow Chemical Co. to recover costs for EPA’s cleanup work at the Tittabawassee River, Saginaw River & Bay Superfund site in Midland, Michigan. EPA began a 30-day …

Residents Given ‘All-Clear’ After Louisiana Chemical Leak

Residents near a chemical plant outside Baton Rouge have been given the “all-clear” after a chemical leak prompted orders for them to shelter in place, authorities said. A fire caused the chlorine leak late Monday in the Plaquemine area, causing …

Incident at Texas Dow Chemical Plant Prompts Shelter Order

Emergency officials issued evacuation or shelter-in-place orders in the morning July 21 for some people in a Houston-area city because of a “chemical incident” at a plant in the area. The shelter-in-place order was lifted later in the day. The …

Trump Hands Climate Leadership Role to China to Dismay of Global Leaders

President Donald Trump’s decision to isolate the U.S. on climate change triggered waves of complaints from government and business leaders around the world and handed China a golden opportunity to burnish its image as a global leader. Trump’s withdrawal from …

Court Allows Banana Farmers’ Toxic Pesticide Claims Against Fruit, Chemical Firms

Hundreds of banana farmers from Central America and South America will again have their day in court, after a U.S. appeals court on Friday revived six lawsuits accusing several big fruit and chemical companies of sickening them with a toxic …