Chemical Accidents Rise, Analysis Shows, as Trump Administration Proposes Weakening Safety Rules

As chemical accidents surge, watchdog warns of looming safety rollbacks

Plans by the Trump administration to roll back regulations on chemical facility safety will allow for the continued rise in industrial chemical accidents, which are already up by 50% since 2021, a watchdog group warned this week.  The administration is making an “appalling” divestment in chemical safety, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), and the risk is heightened by the country’s aging industrial infrastruct…

Chemical Accidents Rise, Analysis Shows, as Trump Administration Proposes Weakening Safety Rules

Hazardous chemical releases from industrial accidents that injured or killed people increased by more than 50 percent in recent years.