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Author Archives: David Leffler

Posted inToxic Texas Air

Watching the Watchers: How Journalistic Teamwork Uncovered Years of Regulatory Failure in Texas

by David Leffler and Savanna Strott June 21, 2023July 9, 2023

After a massive fire at a Texas petrochemical storage facility, Public Health Watch and The Texas Tribune worked to shed light on who was responsible and what health threats had been hidden from the public. This behind-the-scenes report looks at the challenges the team faced and how they overcame them.

Posted inEnvironment

Texas Lawmakers Raised Pollution Fines for the First Time in More Than a Decade. But Regulatory Concerns Remain

by David Leffler June 2, 2023June 7, 2023
A fire rages at the Shell Deer Park Chemicals plant on May 5, 2023. The fire burned off and on for three days.
Posted inEnvironment

Latest Chemical Plant Fire Unnerves, Infuriates Houston-Area Residents

by David Leffler May 15, 2023June 1, 2023
Firefighters battle a petrochemical fire at the Intercontinental Terminals Company in Deer Park, Texas, on March 18, 2019. A fire at the Houston-area petrochemical storage facility that burned for days was caused by equipment failure at a storage tank.
Posted inEnvironment

For Years, the EPA and Texas Ignored Warning Signs at a Chemical Storage Site. Then an Inferno Erupted.

by David Leffler and Savanna Strott April 26, 2023May 17, 2023
A plume billows from a petrochemical plant bordering Galena Park, on the east side of Harris County, Texas.
Posted inToxic Texas Air

Houston-Area Residents Take Pollution Monitoring Into Their Own Hands. The Results Are Worse Than Feared.

by David Leffler December 15, 2022January 4, 2023
State Sen. Nathan Johnson at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. He's made Medicaid expansion in Texas a priority.
Posted inAccess to Care

Why Do Texas Republicans Still Oppose Medicaid Expansion?

by Kim Krisberg and David Leffler November 7, 2022November 7, 2022
Posted inAccess to Care

Public Health Watch Reporters: Our Year Investigating Health Care Gaps in East Texas

by Kim Krisberg and David Leffler October 6, 2022October 6, 2022
Posted inAccess to Care

A Free Medical Clinic Opened in Rural East Texas. Thousands Poured In for Help.

by Kim Krisberg and David Leffler September 21, 2022October 6, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

The People of Harris County: One Year After a Chemical Leak Sickened a Community

by David Leffler July 14, 2022July 14, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

Texans Accuse the State’s Environmental Agency of Coddling Polluters: ‘The TCEQ Isn’t Protecting Us’

by David Leffler June 23, 2022June 28, 2022

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