The risks from industrial facilities are most obvious along the U.S. Gulf Coast, where many major petrochemical complexes are clustered in harm’s way.  iStock
Natural Disasters

In storms like Hurricane Helene, flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent and growing threat

The effects of these pollution releases fall disproportionately on low-income communities and people of color, further exacerbating environmental health risks

James R Elliott, Dominic Boyer, Phylicia Lee Brown