Chemical Plants Keep Exploding, but Trump’s EPA Is Rolling Back Safety Rules Anyway

Chemical Plants Keep Exploding, but Trump’s EPA Is Rolling Back Safety Rules Anyway

In September 2023, sirens blared again across Hopewell, Virginia, after oleum, commonly known as fuming sulfuric acid, leaked from the AdvanSix chemical plant.  The plant, one of many big polluters in the predominantly Black city, had at least 66 violations of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act at the time. And this was the seventh emergency event at the facility over an 18-month period, coming after employees had alleged they were overwo…