"Chemical Breakdown": Multi-part series in Houston Chronicle. Not specific to Hurricane Harvey.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Retweeted by David Fahrenthold: https://twitter.com/fahrenthold

As authorities fight blaze, read @mizzousundevil and @chronMC's investigation into the dangers of these facilities

Link to tweet

Chemical Breakdown

In November 2014, four workers died at a DuPont plant in La Porte after being exposed to a toxic gas. Responding emergency workers weren’t sure what was in the air. The surrounding community wasn’t, either.

This Houston Chronicle investigation explores where another fatal mistake could have the largest consequences and probes the regulatory failures that put us in jeopardy.

PART 1 Dangerous chemicals create hidden dangers

PART 2 An industry left to police itself

PART 3 EPA's fix on chemical safety is already broken

PART 4 Federal agencies are at odds over regulation of 'critical issue'

PART 5 No answers given years after deadly accident at chemical plant

PART 6 Houston Fire Dept. doesn't know where dangerous chemicals are

PART 7 Hazardous routes to a disaster

PART 8 How an industry thwarted Obama, even after tragedy