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We are here to share information about global supply chains and their impacts.
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Check out our new service, Toxic Industries News. We come across stories all day about dirty industries around the world, as part of our regular work.
This site gives us a chance to share them in real time, and hopefully give some food for 💭....
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This site gives us a chance to share them in real time, and hopefully give some food for 💭....
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Incident alerts from Harris County, Texas (Sept. 15 to Sept. 24, 2026): Pemex - Deer Park (9/15); Shell - Deer Park (9/22); LyondellBasell - Choate (9/24)
September 25, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Incident alerts from Harris County, Texas (Sept. 15 to Sept. 24, 2026): Pemex - Deer Park (9/15); Shell - Deer Park (9/22); LyondellBasell - Choate (9/24)
Incident alerts from Harris County (Sept. 5 to Sept. 14, 2026): ChevronPhillips - Baytown (9/5); Lubrizol - Deer Park (9/5); OxyChem (9/11); TPC - Houston (9/14).
September 25, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Incident alerts from Harris County (Sept. 5 to Sept. 14, 2026): ChevronPhillips - Baytown (9/5); Lubrizol - Deer Park (9/5); OxyChem (9/11); TPC - Houston (9/14).
Incident alerts from Harris County, Texas (August 23 to Sept. 2, 2026). LyondellBasell - Channelview (8/23); OxyChem - Battleground (8/24); Raven Butene (8/26); LyondellBasell - LaPorte (9/2).
September 25, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Incident alerts from Harris County, Texas (August 23 to Sept. 2, 2026). LyondellBasell - Channelview (8/23); OxyChem - Battleground (8/24); Raven Butene (8/26); LyondellBasell - LaPorte (9/2).
Recent chemical incidents in Harris County, Texas.
July 29, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Recent chemical incidents in Harris County, Texas.
Here's the trademark application for "Freedom Fuel Network" filed just yesterday (July 1, 2026).
Does anyone know who owns the new Delaware-registered entity named Freedom Fuel Network, LLC
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Does anyone know who owns the new Delaware-registered entity named Freedom Fuel Network, LLC
tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/searc...
July 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Here's the trademark application for "Freedom Fuel Network" filed just yesterday (July 1, 2026).
Does anyone know who owns the new Delaware-registered entity named Freedom Fuel Network, LLC
tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/searc...
Does anyone know who owns the new Delaware-registered entity named Freedom Fuel Network, LLC
tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/searc...
Recent La Porte Emergency Alerts.
June 23, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Recent La Porte Emergency Alerts.
Recent Houston area chemical emergency alerts
June 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Recent Houston area chemical emergency alerts
Latest LaPorte area chemical emergency reports
May 6, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Latest LaPorte area chemical emergency reports
April CAER-reported incidents
April 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
April CAER-reported incidents
Recent CAER reports in the La Porte / Houston Ship Channel area.
March 25, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Recent CAER reports in the La Porte / Houston Ship Channel area.
Recent CAER alerts
March 13, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Recent CAER alerts
Check out our new service, Toxic Industries News. We come across stories all day about dirty industries around the world, as part of our regular work.
This site gives us a chance to share them in real time, and hopefully give some food for 💭....
toxic-industries.org/news
This site gives us a chance to share them in real time, and hopefully give some food for 💭....
toxic-industries.org/news
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March 12, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Check out our new service, Toxic Industries News. We come across stories all day about dirty industries around the world, as part of our regular work.
This site gives us a chance to share them in real time, and hopefully give some food for 💭....
toxic-industries.org/news
This site gives us a chance to share them in real time, and hopefully give some food for 💭....
toxic-industries.org/news
Recent alerts from Local Planning Emergency Committee
February 24, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Recent alerts from Local Planning Emergency Committee
Recent reports from the Community Awareness Emergency Response System (CAER).
February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Recent reports from the Community Awareness Emergency Response System (CAER).
Olin says chemical imports from China are harming chlorine derivatives market in the U.S.
"Since 2019, China exports of titanium dioxide, urethanes, epoxies, crop protection chemicals, and PVC have grown 300%-600%, placing significant pressure on U.S. chlorine derivative customers."
"Since 2019, China exports of titanium dioxide, urethanes, epoxies, crop protection chemicals, and PVC have grown 300%-600%, placing significant pressure on U.S. chlorine derivative customers."
Earnings call transcript: Olin Q4 2025 reports significant earnings miss By Investing.com
Earnings call transcript: Olin Q4 2025 reports significant earnings miss
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February 2, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Olin says chemical imports from China are harming chlorine derivatives market in the U.S.
"Since 2019, China exports of titanium dioxide, urethanes, epoxies, crop protection chemicals, and PVC have grown 300%-600%, placing significant pressure on U.S. chlorine derivative customers."
"Since 2019, China exports of titanium dioxide, urethanes, epoxies, crop protection chemicals, and PVC have grown 300%-600%, placing significant pressure on U.S. chlorine derivative customers."
Alert from La Porte
January 22, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Alert from La Porte
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"Giant, foreign-owned companies are the ones profiting from weak US pesticide regulations,” said Deidre Nelms, spokeswoman for Coming Clean and author of Tuesday’s report.
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
US imports of paraquat, a pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease, have climbed sharply even as dozens of countries ban it.
From 2015 to 2022, the US imported between 40M and 156M pounds of paraquat each year.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
From 2015 to 2022, the US imported between 40M and 156M pounds of paraquat each year.
www.thenewlede.org/2025/10/para...
Paraquat imports climb despite concerns about health impacts
The US has been importing increasing amounts of paraquat, a pesticide widely used in farming that is linked to Parkinson’s disease, even as other countries have banned the chemical amid growing concer...
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October 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
"Giant, foreign-owned companies are the ones profiting from weak US pesticide regulations,” said Deidre Nelms, spokeswoman for Coming Clean and author of Tuesday’s report.
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
Farming without pesticides is the only viable way to protect the health of the people who grow and harvest our food.”
Reposted by Material Research L3C
NEW report & interactive storymap
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat?
Storymap
storymaps.arcgis.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
NEW report & interactive storymap
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Designed to Kill: Who Profits from Paraquat? traces the supply chain of a toxic weedkiller from fossil fuels to U.S. farms.
The U.S. imports virtually all its paraquat from China & the UK, where it is banned.
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9b20...
Brazil suspends oil sales to U.S.!
www.globaldata.com/newsletter/d...
Is a global trade boycott brewing?
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Is a global trade boycott brewing?
Brazilian energy companies suspend oil exports to US due to potential 50% tariffs - GlobalData
Brazilian energy companies suspend oil exports to US due to potential 50% tariffs
www.globaldata.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Brazil suspends oil sales to U.S.!
www.globaldata.com/newsletter/d...
Is a global trade boycott brewing?
www.globaldata.com/newsletter/d...
Is a global trade boycott brewing?
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Read our full report co-published with @insideclimatenews.org that looks at HON plants and the people they impact.
TLDR: HON plants regularly break clean-air laws. People living closest to them are already burdened by health and social challenges.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
TLDR: HON plants regularly break clean-air laws. People living closest to them are already burdened by health and social challenges.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
Trump Pollution Exemptions Would Shield Lawbreakers, Endanger Millions - Inside Climate News
Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that frequently violate their permits.
insideclimatenews.org
July 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Read our full report co-published with @insideclimatenews.org that looks at HON plants and the people they impact.
TLDR: HON plants regularly break clean-air laws. People living closest to them are already burdened by health and social challenges.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
TLDR: HON plants regularly break clean-air laws. People living closest to them are already burdened by health and social challenges.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0507202...
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Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions.
Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?
grist.org/energy/trump...
#Chemicals #Policy #Politics #Climate #Environment #Policy
Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?
grist.org/energy/trump...
#Chemicals #Policy #Politics #Climate #Environment #Policy
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions
The Chemical Safety Board, a federal agency that investigates large-scale industrial chemical disasters, will close under Trump's orders.
grist.org
July 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions.
Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?
grist.org/energy/trump...
#Chemicals #Policy #Politics #Climate #Environment #Policy
Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now?
grist.org/energy/trump...
#Chemicals #Policy #Politics #Climate #Environment #Policy
In the 1980s, we had an anti-incineration slogan: "Reduce, Reuse, Repackage."
The first R is REDUCE!!! For some reason, most people forget that one, even though it is the easiest one to accomplish.
Doesn’t take any effort to say no to the plastic Pepsi bottle, or keep the laptop you have. Easy peasy!
Doesn’t take any effort to say no to the plastic Pepsi bottle, or keep the laptop you have. Easy peasy!
July 7, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In the 1980s, we had an anti-incineration slogan: "Reduce, Reuse, Repackage."