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Benzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The Texas refineries were among a dozen industrial plants in the U.S. that emitted the highest levels of the chemical in 2021.

Benzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The Texas refineries were...

Benzene is a known human carcinogen, according to the EPA. The Texas refineries were among a dozen industrial plants in the U.S. that emitted the highest levels of the chemical in 2021.

LyondellBasell announced Thursday its decision to cease operation of its Houston Refinery no later than December 31, 2023.

The father of one of the two workers who died following a chemical leak at the LyondellBasell Industries in La Porte on July 27 has filed a lawsuit against the company in Harris County.

A fall favorite is back at the Houston Zoo.

A worker who says he was severely burned by acid and the family of a worker who died after a chemical leak at the LyondellBasell Complex in La Porte on July 27 have filed a lawsuit.

According to one lawsuit, the company knew about the leak but did nothing to fix it.

HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities on Thursday released the names of two workers who died in a chemical leak at a Houston-area plant that also injured dozens of others.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has identified the two people who were killed in the LyondellBasell chemical leak at its La Porte facility on Tuesday.

New details are being released explaining what happened inside the LyondellBasell facility during the deadly chemical leak, according to a lawsuit filed against the company.

Here are things to know for Wednesday, July 28:

LyondellBasell says the primary substance that leaked causing two deaths and 30 hospitalizations at its facility in La Porte on Tuesday evening is acetic acid.

The leak comes just days after a leak at a Dow Chemical plant in La Porte, and another LyondellBasell leak in Galena Park.

Crews are investigating an incident at the LyondellBasell Industries in LaPorte Tuesday.

The City of Galena Park said the unpleasant odor in the area throughout the city is being caused by an incident at the LyondellBasell Houston Refinery, located at 12000 Lawndale in Houston.