Inside Climate News - The number of accidents involving releases of dangerous chemicals rose by 57 percent between 2021 and 2025, from 83 to 131, according to an analysis released Monday by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a nonprofit that works with former government officials.
Injuries or deaths from accidents also rose, from 60 to 89
over the same five-year period, the analysis found. Incident reports released
by the Chemical Safety Board (CSB), an independent agency that investigates
chemical accidents, show that more than 650 accidents occurred between April
2020 and May 2026, with 103 resulting in fatalities, 355 causing injuries and
314 doing “substantial property damage.”
Close to 150 million people live within 3 miles of these
facilities. Historically underserved and overburdened populations, including
people who identify as Black and Latino, are at greatest risk of exposure to an
accidental release.
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