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Capitol Chemistry with Mia

Capitol Chemistry with Mia

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.

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Logan's Legal & Regulatory Corner

Logan's Legal & Regulatory Corner

In only two and half months into 2025, many of the legal and regulatory topics TCC has been tracking on the national environmental stage have been put on pause or in some cases in full reverse. This is a welcome change in some ways, but also brings uncertainty on how durable the changes will be.

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Business leaders push Texas to extend expiring R&D tax credit program

Business leaders push Texas to extend expiring R&D tax credit program

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.

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Review of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Ethylene Oxide Development Support Document

Review of Texas Commission on Environmental Quality’s Ethylene Oxide Development Support Document

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.

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President’s Message: Register Now for the EHS Seminar & Trade Show

President’s Message: Register Now for the EHS Seminar & Trade Show

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.

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Shell Considers Divestment of Chemical Assets in US And Europe

Shell Considers Divestment of Chemical Assets in US And Europe

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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LyondellBasell expanding PP feedstock capacity in Texas

LyondellBasell expanding PP feedstock capacity in Texas

LyondellBasell plans to add almost 900 million pounds of annual production capacity for propylene feedstock near Houston.

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3 Employees Injured After Scaffolding Collapse at Chevron Plant In Pasadena

3 Employees Injured After Scaffolding Collapse at Chevron Plant In Pasadena

Three contract workers were injured at a Pasadena Chevron plant during scaffolding demolition, a company spokesperson said.

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Arkema, Huntsman Obtain ISCC+ Certification

Arkema, Huntsman Obtain ISCC+ Certification

Companies make moves on supply chain sustainability targets, introducing alternative materials for energy-intensive markets.

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Energy Moves: Covestro, Perstorp Achieve Net-Zero Sustainability Goals

Energy Moves: Covestro, Perstorp Achieve Net-Zero Sustainability Goals

The two companies announce strides in achieving climate neutrality at sites in the U.S. and internationally.

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EPA Head Says He’ll Roll Back Dozens of Environmental Regulations, Including Rules On Climate Change

EPA Head Says He’ll Roll Back Dozens of Environmental Regulations, Including Rules On Climate Change

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.

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Trump Administration Considers Rolling Back Chemical Plant Safeguards

Trump Administration Considers Rolling Back Chemical Plant Safeguards

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.”

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Texas Senate Approves Bills Aimed at Promoting Healthy Eating

Texas Senate Approves Bills Aimed at Promoting Healthy Eating

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.

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After PBC Fire in Odessa, Landgraf Files Bill to Address Chemical Storage Near Texas Homes

After PBC Fire in Odessa, Landgraf Files Bill to Address Chemical Storage Near Texas Homes

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.

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Protester Yells as TCEQ Approves Final Permit for Corpus Christi Desalination Plant

Protester Yells as TCEQ Approves Final Permit for Corpus Christi Desalination Plant

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.

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Synagro seeks to dismiss lawsuit over PFAS in its biosolids, citing new research

Synagro seeks to dismiss lawsuit over PFAS in its biosolids, citing new research

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.

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Fort Worth Sues Feds, Companies For $420M In Damages from Forever Chemicals in Water

Fort Worth Sues Feds, Companies For $420M In Damages from Forever Chemicals in Water

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.”

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