How storms like Hurricane Helene impact industrial sites and toxic chemicals

Get the Full StoryIn disasters like these, the industrial damage can unfold over days, and residents may not hear about releases of toxic chemicals into the water or air until days or weeks later, if they find out at all.

Hundreds of industrial facilities with toxic pollutants were in Hurricane Helene s path as the powerful storm flooded communities across the Southeast in late September 2024.

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