Firefighters continue to work on an 11-alarm fire at the Qualco chemical plant in Passaic on Jan. 15, 2022. Sen. Cory Booker called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its ...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday is tightening safety rules for chemical plants loosened under the Trump administration. The rules are designed to prevent chemical accidents, and ...

The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday delayed major Obama administration chemical safety regulations by nearly two years. “We are seeking additional time to review the program, so that we can ...

The rules require facilities to explicitly address threats such as wildfires or flooding, including those linked to climate change. By Hiroko Tabuchi The Biden administration issued new rules on ...

The Trump administration will consider rolling back Biden-era regulations that increased safeguards for workers at chemical plants, announcing the plans Thursday ...

Smoke rises from a fire burning at the Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, east of Houston on March 18, 2019. Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on ...

Sen. Cory Booker called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its regulations that cover some of the biggest chemical plants in New Jersey, saying a slate of newly proposed rules ...