Beirut explosion has lessons for Texas too
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
08/17/2020
4 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Explosions; West, Texas
We’ve Waited Long Enough
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
08/24/2018
4 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Fire prevention
West blast offers lesson, despite EPA
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
06/03/2018
1 TX bill 4 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Explosions; Fire prevention
Mayor of West feels anger over EPA plan
Austin American Statesman
Schwartz, J.
05/19/2018
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Explosions; Hazardous substances; West, Texas
West recovery five years after deadly blast includes heartening words of advocacy
Waco Tribune Herald
Whitaker, B.
04/15/2018
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Explosions; Fire prevention; West Fertilizer Co.
City agrees to $10.4M settlement in blast suit
Dallas Morning News
Cardona, C.
01/25/2018
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Chemical plants; Explosions; Legal settlements; West Fertilizer Co.; West, Texas
Scott Pruitt's EPA has spun out of control
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
07/09/2017
5 doc(s)
Environmental laws and regulations; Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.; Pruitt, Scott
West explosion postscript: over-regulation of the wrong chemical?
San Antonio Express News
Brezosky, L.
09/04/2016
2 TX bill(s) 6 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Birdwell, Brian; Fire prevention; Kacal, Kyle
Chemical Breakdown: Part 2
Houston Chronicle
Collette, M.
05/22/2016
4 doc(s)
Chemical plants; Chemical Safety Board, U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency, U.S.; Hazardous substances; Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S.; Workplace safety
High court rules school finance method is constitutional
Austin American Statesman
Sterling, E.
05/19/2016
1 TX bill 5 doc(s)
Alvarado, Carol; School finance lawsuits; Straus, Joe, III; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, Texas; West, Royce
West tragedy
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
05/15/2016
2 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Arson; Fire prevention; West Fertilizer Co.
Arson cited in fatal West blast
Dallas Morning News
Ambrose, S.
05/12/2016
2 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Arson; West Fertilizer Co.; West, Texas
Intentional — and Unsettling
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
05/12/2016
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Arson; West Fertilizer Co.; West, Texas
Money worth putting fire starter behind bars
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
05/12/2016
2 doc(s)
Arson; West Fertilizer Co.; West, Texas
ATF says fatal West explosion was result of a criminal act
Houston Chronicle
Collette, M.
05/12/2016
4 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Arson; Explosions; West Fertilizer Co.; West, Texas
West explosion investigators say someone started fire
Waco Tribune Herald
Witherspoon, T.
05/12/2016
1 TX bill 3 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Arson; Kacal, Kyle; West Fertilizer Co.; West, Texas
Despite new regulations, state ammonium nitrate rules trail local standards
Galveston Daily News
Barnett, M.
04/24/2016
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Explosions; Fire prevention; Texas City, Texas
Chemical Inaction
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
04/22/2016
1 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Fire prevention
Proposed EPA rules in response to West explosion wouldn’t have applied to West
Dallas Morning News
Mosier, J.
02/27/2016
4 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Explosions; West, Texas
West's warning to other facilities in Texas
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
02/05/2016
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Explosions; West, Texas
Lessons of West explosion must be learned
Beaumont Enterprise
Editorial
02/01/2016
1 TX bill 2 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Explosions; Fire prevention
Risk of another fertilizer explosion remains all too real
Dallas Morning News
Editorial
01/29/2016
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Chemical Safety Board, U.S.; Fire prevention; West Fertilizer Co.
Federal safety board delivers final report on West explosion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Collier, K.
01/29/2016
3 TX bill(s) 2 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Chemical Safety Board, U.S.; Fire prevention; West Fertilizer Co.
Dozens of dangerous Texas plants operate near public centers
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A.P. Wire
01/28/2016
2 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Fire prevention; West Fertilizer Co.
Dangers remain three years after West explosion
Houston Chronicle
Collette, M.
01/28/2016
2 TX bill(s) 1 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Fire prevention; West Fertilizer Co.
Federal investigators: Texans still face risk of West-like blast
Dallas Morning News
Ambrose, S.
01/26/2016
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Agricultural chemicals; Chemical plants; Chemical Safety Board, U.S.; Explosions; West Fertilizer Co.
