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Oil Refineries Pose Unnecessary Security Risk to 1.9 Million People in Texas	8/4/2005
Oil refineries needlessly put 1.9 million people in Texas at risk of injury or death in the event of an accident or deliberate attack, according to a new report.
Technologies Can Eliminate Chemical Hazards At Pulp And Paper Mills	8/1/2007
Pulp and paper mills that use chlorine or chlorine dioxide to whiten paper needlessly endanger more than 5.7 million people, according to a new report released today by TexPIRG.
Senate Committee Votes to Restore Toxic Chemical Right-to-Know	7/31/2007
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today approved legislation to restore public access to information about toxic chemical pollution in communities.
284 Chemical Facilities Have Changed Technology to Protect 30 Million Americans	4/25/2006
284 chemical facilities in 47 states successfully reduced the danger of a chemical release by switching to less acutely hazardous processes or chemicals, according to a new Center for American Progress report released today by the Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG).
High Levels of Rocket Fuel Found in Breast Milk: Public Health Advocates Call For Immediate Cleanup of Contamination	2/22/2005
Mother’s milk should be the healthiest food for babies...A Texas Tech study published today, however, found the toxic rocket fuel chemical perchlorate in all thirty-six samples of breast milk taken from nursing mothers in eighteen states.
EPA Action Allows Companies to Withhold Information on Toxic Chemicals	12/18/2006
For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized two rollbacks to the nation’s premier toxic pollution disclosure program, the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI).
As 25th Anniversary Approaches, Superfund Response to Natural Disasters and Toxic Waste Cleanups Jeopardized By Funding Shortfalls	12/18/2005
On the eve of Superfund’s 25th anniversary, a new report released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) finds Superfund’s ability to respond to natural disasters and toxic cleanups jeopardized by persistent funding shortfalls.
New Report Documents Dangerous Chemicals in Baby Products	10/12/2005
Toxic chemicals can be found in common baby products, according to a new report released today by Texas Public Interest Research Group (TexPIRG).
Washington D.C.: Texas Oil Refinery Explosion Underscores Need for Safer Chemicals	02/19/2008
The explosion at the Big Spring, Texas, oil refinery this week underscores the importance of protecting communities from releases of highly toxic chemicals. The explosion at the Alon USA petroleum refinery injured four and closed schools, a local college and Interstate Highway 20, which passes by the refinery. The Big Spring explosion follows other recent chemical accidents, and once again raises the question of how best to protect public health in the event of a dangerous release of toxic chemicals.

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