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 Trump administration will consider rolling back Biden-era regulations that increased safeguards for workers at chemical ...

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 BioLab Inc. pool and spa chemical plant in Westlake, site of a massive fire and release of toxic chlorine during Hurricane Laura in 2020, was woefully unprepared for winds accompanying the storm ...

Chemical industry lobbyists are working aggressively to weaken the Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the regulations and standards to implement it.

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 ...