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We maintain a list of chemical facility incidents since April 2020 here. Below, you will find Coalition articles and press releases. Please take a look at the Coalition resources and additional materials, and reach out to us if you need help finding a certain resource.

Action Alert: March 15, 2021 – A new federal requirement that Risk Management Program facilities must hold a public meeting within 90 days of any reportable chemical incident with offsite consequences is now in effect. More details are available here.

Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters Denounces Repeal of Chemical Disaster Prevention Rule

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 21, 2019 Media Contacts: Environmental Justice...

November 21, 2019

40,000+ People Urge EPA To Take Chemical Disasters Seriously, Require Safer Alternatives To Save Lives

[Washington, D.C.] – Representatives of The Coalition to Prevent Chemical...

May 13, 2016

Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters Testifies at EPA

Leaders from from EarthJustice, Greenpeace, Moms Clean Air Force and...

March 30, 2016

EPA Proposed Rule: A Missed Opportunity to Prevent Plant Chemical Disasters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EPA Proposed Rule: A Missed Opportunity to...

February 29, 2016

Poll Shows Bi-Partisan Support for New Rules to Prevent Chemical Disasters

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Poll Shows Bi-Partisan Support for New Rules...

October 8, 2015

Two Years After President Obama Directed Action, Federal Agencies Are Still at the Starting Line

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 30, 2015 Two Years After...

July 30, 2015

Coalition Response to EPA and OSHA’s Voluntary Chemical Disaster “Alert” Calls on President Obama to Issue Enforceable Requirement

In response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational...

June 11, 2015

We All Live in Bhopal: Commemorating 30 years of the Union Carbide Disaster in Bhopal

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 01, 2014 CONTACT Jayshree Chander,...

December 1, 2014

DuPont’s La Porte, Texas Plant, Kills 4 Workers and Leaves a Fifth Worker Hospitalized

On Saturday, November 15, a deadly chemical gas leak at...

November 25, 2014

30 Years After the Chemical Disaster in Bhopal: 100 Million Americans Remain at Risk, Obama EPA Could Prevent Disasters But Must Act Soon

MEDIA ADVISORY FOR PRESS CONFERENCE CALL ON: 11:30 AM (EST)...

November 24, 2014

Obama’s Executive Order to Improve Chemical Facility Safety, One Year Later

The Center for Effective Government recaps one year later after...

August 1, 2014

One Year After Presidential Executive Order to Improve Chemical Plant Safety

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 31, 2014 One Year...

July 31, 2014

President Obama could make history with chemical safety & security reform

Cross posted from: http://greenpeaceblogs.org/2014/06/24/president-obama-make-history-chemical-security-reform/ Congress has debated chemical safety and...

June 25, 2014