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Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions.

Hazardous chemical accidents happen in the U.S. about every other day. Who will investigate them now? #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming

https://grist.org/energy/trump-quietly-shutters-the-only-federal-agency-that-investigates-industrial-chemical-explosions/

Trump quietly shutters the only federal agency that investigates industrial chemical explosions

The Chemical Safety Board, a federal agency that investigates large-scale industrial chemical disasters, will close under Trump's orders.

Grist
Aug 6, 2025 at 8:00pmWeb
Show threadlupus_blackfurAug 7, 2025

@ClimateNewsNow
@skykiss

Welp...

If you don't investigate, it never happened...

Like testing for covid.

🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤡🖕🖕💩💩

Show thread𝕕𝔼cⒶ𝕪Aug 7, 2025
@ClimateNewsNow the USCSB has better social media chops than the rest of the US government agencies combined (good try CPSC), so it's no wonder. welp, time to go inhale some ammonia from an unregulated plant explosion.
Show threadzl2todAug 7, 2025

@ClimateNewsNow

ping @ashleygjovik

Show threadAshley M. Gjøvik, JDAug 7, 2025
@zl2tod That's not great.
Show threadBobAug 7, 2025
@ClimateNewsNow CSB also produces fascinating, and very popular, videos on YouTube with their findings and lessons from incidents: https://www.youtube.com/@USCSB
Before you continue to YouTube

Show threadClimate News NowAug 7, 2025
@SensorLock I've seen this, some interesting stuff. Thanks!
Show threadcratermoonAug 7, 2025
@SensorLock @ClimateNewsNow I'm going to miss their videos. Maybe the production quality was a bit janky, but the engineering was sharp and clear
Show threadKeelanAug 7, 2025
@ClimateNewsNow me clicking the link: please don’t be CSB please don’t be CSB…. Nnoooooooooo! Their videos are amazing and have me and I’m sure many others so much!