| | The 37th Annual Texas-Louisiana Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Seminar & Industry Trade Show, taking place June 2nd-5th, 2025, at the Galveston Island Convention Center, is a chance for us to come together and engage with environment, health, and safety best practices, innovations, and advancements in in our industry. |
| | The Texas legislative session is in full swing, and there’s been plenty of action on issues that matter to our industry—from water and energy to environmental regulations and economic incentives. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s happening at the Capitol and what it means for the business of chemistry in Texas. |
| | A coalition of business and industry leaders are among those calling on the Texas Legislature to extend that franchise R&D tax credit, labeling it "critically important" amid a wave of innovation in the state in industries like advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, data center services, semiconductors and more. |
| | TCEQ requested that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) review the TCEQ DSD. An ad hoc committee assembled by the National Academies reviewed the methods, results, and conclusions of the TCEQ DSD and considered whether the conclusions are clearly presented, scientifically supported, and based on the best available scientific information. |
| | Fort Worth officials are looking to hold the U.S. Department of Defense, industrial conglomerate 3M, chemical company DuPont and other manufacturers liable for $420 million in damages related to water contamination from “forever chemicals.” |
| | The private equity-backed company is arguing the biosolids it produces via the Fort Worth, Texas, wastewater system could not have caused harmful contamination on farmland. |
| | Corpus Christi's planned desalination plant received a major boost Thursday as the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality granted Corpus Christi a discharge permit. This is the final permit the desalination plant needed before starting construction. |
| | State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed House Bill 3866, legislation designed to protect Texas homeowners from dangerous chemical containers being brought in and stored in their neighborhood. |
| | The Texas Senate passed two bills March 12 that would regulate the use of certain food additives, such as synthetic dyes and preservatives, in public schools and stores. Senators said the proposed restrictions would help mitigate rising rates of chronic disease in Texas and across the nation. |
| | The Trump administration will consider rolling back Biden-era regulations that increased safeguards for workers at chemical plants, it announced in a legal filing on Thursday. The Trump administration asked a court to pause legal challenges to the 2024 safety rules while it “undertakes a new rulemaking.” It said that as part of this rulemaking it will “reassess elements of the underlying rule challenged here.” |
| | In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles. |
Top | | Companies make moves on supply chain sustainability targets, introducing alternative materials for energy-intensive markets. |
| | The two companies announce strides in achieving climate neutrality at sites in the U.S. and internationally. |
Top | | Three contract workers were injured at a Pasadena Chevron plant during scaffolding demolition, a company spokesperson said. |
| | LyondellBasell plans to add almost 900 million pounds of annual production capacity for propylene feedstock near Houston. |
| | The assets include Shell's Deer Park facility in Texas, which produces a range of olefins. Shell is considering the sale of its chemicals assets in Europe and the US, with Morgan Stanley conducting a strategic review, reported the Wall Street Journal, citing sources with knowledge of the matter. |
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