Substack Daily Updates – 2-24-26

Today I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• EPA Sends Chem Mfg Technology Review Final Rule to OMB – Overdue NESHAP review for chemical manufacturing area sources – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/02/epa-sends-chem-mfg-technology-review.html

• Review – CSB Publishes PEMEX H2S Release Investigation Report – Contractors opened wrong flange and 27,000-lbs of H2S gas released – 2 dead, 13 transported to hospitals – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/02/review-csb-publishes-pemex-h2s-release.html

• Short Takes – 2-24-26 – Federal Register – EPA, citizen suits NPRM – EPA, TSCA reporting ICR renewal – FRA, RSAC nominations – PHMSA, pipeline special permit request – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/02/short-takes-2-24-26-federal-register.html

• Review – 3 Advisories and 2 Updates Published – 2-24-26 – 3 NCCIC-ICS control system security advisories for products from Gardyn, Schneider, and InSAT – 2 updates for products from Mitsubishi – Short version of article published here (premium content) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2026/02/review-3-advisories-and-2-updates.html

I posted the following to my social media feeds (X, Mastodon, Substack, and LinkedIn):

• I posted the following to a discussion on X about rescuing a cat from a roof: “I had a feral cat we inherited from a neighbor that was stuck in a tree for almost a week. I finally surrendered and got her down. The ladder is still on that tree. I have had to do this multiple times (sigh).”