Chemical Leak in Texas

Chemical Leak in Texas

A chemical leak occurred on February 12th, 2023, and affected the nature and environment around the Texas citizens. In recent months, there has been a severe uprising of chemical leaks and spills in the Unites States of America, and they all seem to be happening right after each other. The leak that happened recently in Texas is just one of those incidents. 

Conner Katerba, a senior at Hidden Valley Highschool, is well educated on the topic. “Yes, I did hear about the incident in Texas, as well as some of the others that have happened recently”. He said, “I’m pretty sure the leak happened when some workers were just doing their work when they realized there was something wrong”. After the incident happened, a shelter order was issued for many of the surrounding counties. That placed over 4 million people in a lockdown, however the lockdown was lifted shortly after it was set in place. 

“I think that these leaks will affect the environment,” said Conner, “I think that they will start by affecting the water supply, and even going out to affect the the animals and the rest of the environment. This could’ve been prevented by better regulation and the affects these incidents have on the environment around them could be devastating”.