Restore the public's right to access information about hazardous chemical facilities in our neighborhoods.
Why is this important?
For over thirty years, the public has had the right under federal law to access information (called Tier II reports) about facilities which store dangerous chemicals, including emergency response plans. But Attorney General Greg Abbott recently ruled that this information will now be treated as confidential and largely inaccessible to the public and media.
The tragic explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas last year reminded us of the very real dangers posed by hazardous chemicals. The media and the public needs more information, not less, about these facilities in order to protect our communities.
