Rebekah F. Ward

The Chemical Safety Board is investigating a hydrogen-sulfide leak that killed two Deer Park refinery workers. But the White House wants to defund the agency.

The emissions were expected to last for 48 hours, according to an initial emissions report by the company.

A new Houston Chronicle analysis of air quality data shows worrisome pollution levels in rapidly growing suburbs like Fort Bend County.

A mixture of solid and liquid particles known as particulate matter, or soot, is a common source of air pollution.

Houston residents wonder why Texas and EPA officials aren’t doing more to keep the air clean in their polluted neighborhood.

As Houston’s population grows, so has traffic, construction and industry – all things that cause pollution. See which neighborhoods have the most polluted air.

A concrete batch plant on TxDOT land to supply I-10 work sparked a legal challenge from parents of kids at neighboring Awty International Early Learning Campus.

Stalled and overheated cars, endless gridlock and nearly 100 deaths. The deadly Hurricane Rita evacuation is still etched in the memories of many Houstonians 20 years later.

We asked Houston residents to share their memories of the chaotic Hurricane Rita evacuation that left nearly 100 people dead. Here’s what they had to say.

Texas studies found elevated cancer rates in the area, which falls around the Interstate 10 bridge near Channelview and Pasadena.