A plant explosion in Port Neches rattled the east Texas city, knocking out windows and igniting a massive fire at the plant.

Here's what you should know about Butadiene, the known carcinogen burning at a Port Neches plant.

Officials lifted a voluntary evacuation order for residents in the Texas Gulf Coast city of Port Neches on Thursday, saying air levels of the chemical butadiene had dropped to safe levels. The ...

Authorities in Port Neches held more news conferences Thursday after rising levels of a chemical in the air Wednesday prompted officials to order a voluntary evacuation of the coastal town.

Bridgestone Americas, a subsidiary of Bridgestone in Japan, will use a federal grant to develop a pilot plant to research making butadiene, a component of synthetic rubber, out of ethanol.