Archive for Chemical Release

Fouts: Michigan is in a state of denial – The Macomb Daily

Fouts: Michigan is in a state of denialThe Macomb DailyThe decision to go to more polluted Flint River was done by the emergency manager appointed by the Governor. ... In a press release in April 23, 2014, and I quote: “in an effort to dispel myths and promote the truth there have been repeated tests of ... Read more [...]

Federal Report on Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Finds Similar Threat Exists Statewide – Gawker

GawkerFederal Report on Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Finds Similar Threat Exists StatewideGawkerIn 2013, fifteen people were killed and more than 260 injured after a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, exploded. Investigators still have not determined the cause of the fire that triggered the explosion, but a federal report released last week found ... Read more [...]

Ex-execs face sentencing in tainting of W.Va. water – The Detroit News

The Detroit NewsEx-execs face sentencing in tainting of W.Va. waterThe Detroit NewsTwo years after thousands of gallons of a coal-cleaning agent leaked into the drinking water supply of 300,000 West Virginians, the sentencings of six officials at a chemical distributor this month will bring to a close criminal cases in the spill. For ...Sentencings Set for Ex-Execs in West Virginia Chemical SpillABC Newsall 29 news articles » Read more [...]

Sentencings Set for Ex-Execs in West Virginia Chemical Spill – ABC News

Sentencings Set for Ex-Execs in West Virginia Chemical SpillABC NewsBy nightfall, state officials declared a state of emergency, telling residents in a nine-county area served by the water company to avoid using their tap water except for flushing toilets and putting out fires. Residents immediately cleared store ... Read more [...]

At the ready: Janesville trying to ensure efficiency in face of any disaster – Gazettextra

GazettextraAt the ready: Janesville trying to ensure efficiency in face of any disasterGazettextraHe said it influenced his understanding of emergency preparedness. In 2009, McCue was the mayor of Cudahy when an enormous fire erupted at a meatpacking plant and required a state of emergency declaration. McCue had already helped shepherd in an ...and more » Read more [...]

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concerns – 14 News WFIE Evansville

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concerns14 News WFIE EvansvilleFlames and black smoke lit up the night sky Thursday from the Flowood warehouse fire. A day later, blue dye containing herbicides and pesticides could be seen in ditches and waterways around the charred Flowood structure. Officials with the Mississippi ...and more » Read more [...]

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concerns – KSLA-TV

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concernsKSLA-TVFlames and black smoke lit up the night sky Thursday from the Flowood warehouse fire. A day later, blue dye containing herbicides and pesticides could be seen in ditches and waterways around the charred Flowood structure. Officials with the Mississippi ... Read more [...]

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concerns – NewsWest9.com

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concernsNewsWest9.comFlames and black smoke lit up the night sky Thursday from the Flowood warehouse fire. A day later, blue dye containing herbicides and pesticides could be seen in ditches and waterways around the charred Flowood structure. Officials with the Mississippi ...and more » Read more [...]

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concerns – WAVE 3

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concernsWAVE 3Flames and black smoke lit up the night sky Thursday from the Flowood warehouse fire. A day later, blue dye containing herbicides and pesticides could be seen in ditches and waterways around the charred Flowood structure. Officials with the Mississippi ...and more » Read more [...]

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concerns – Tucson News Now

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concernsTucson News NowJACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -. Flames and black smoke lit up the night sky Thursday from the Flowood warehouse fire. A day later, blue dye containing herbicides and pesticides could be seen in ditches and waterways around the charred Flowood ...and more » Read more [...]

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concerns – WDAM-TV

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concernsWDAM-TVJACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -. Flames and black smoke lit up the night sky Thursday from the Flowood warehouse fire. A day later, blue dye containing herbicides and pesticides could be seen in ditches and waterways around the charred Flowood ...and more » Read more [...]

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concerns – WBRC FOX6 News – WBRC.com

Fire causes chemical leak, environmental concernsWBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.comFlames and black smoke lit up the night sky Thursday from the Flowood warehouse fire. A day later, blue dye containing herbicides and pesticides could be seen in ditches and waterways around the charred Flowood structure. Officials with the Mississippi ...and more » Read more [...]

Students moved to safety after chemical leak at career center – Lansing State Journal

Lansing State JournalStudents moved to safety after chemical leak at career centerLansing State JournalALIAEDON TWP. - Fumes from an open container of acetone created a disruption today at the Ingham County Career Center. Five staff members are being evaluated for acetone fume inhalation, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office said. No students were in ... Read more [...]

Dozens of Dangerous Texas Chemical Plants Operate near Public Centers: Report – Insurance Journal

KXXV News Channel 25Dozens of Dangerous Texas Chemical Plants Operate near Public Centers: ReportInsurance JournalA report released by the Chemical Safety Board ahead of a public meeting on Jan. 28 in Waco ... About half of them are fertilizer plants similar to the West Fertilizer Co., north of Waco, where a fire led to a devastating explosion that registered as ...Chemical Safety Board Finds Many at Fault in Texas ExplosionFirefighter NationWest report OK'd, stricter ammonium nitrate standards urgedHastings Read more [...]

CSB outlines failures that allowed West Fertilizer explosion, highlights lessons learned – Waco Tribune-Herald

Waco Tribune-HeraldCSB outlines failures that allowed West Fertilizer explosion, highlights lessons learnedWaco Tribune-HeraldPhil Calvin, whose son Perry Calvin died in the West Fertilizer explosion, speaks at the Chemical Safety Board public hearing Thursday in Waco. A detailed report on the board's finding was presented three years after the ... Firefighters had not been ...and more » Read more [...]

West Report OK'd, Stricter Ammonium Nitrate Standards Urged – ABC News

New York TimesWest Report OK'd, Stricter Ammonium Nitrate Standards UrgedABC NewsFederal regulators approved a report Thursday that found inadequate emergency response coordination and training and careless storage of potentially explosive materials contributed to a catastrophic 2013 blast at a Texas fertilizer plant. The U.S ...Many Fertilizer Plants Are Poorly Located and Regulated, Says Report on 2013 BlastNew York TimesDozens Of Dangerous Texas Chemical Plants Operate Near Public CentersCBS LocalDozens Read more [...]

Many Fertilizer Plants Are Poorly Located and Regulated, Says Report on 2013 Blast – New York Times

New York TimesMany Fertilizer Plants Are Poorly Located and Regulated, Says Report on 2013 BlastNew York TimesHOUSTON — Nearly 20 fertilizer plants in Texas and others nationwide have the same dangerous proximity to schools, parks, nursing homes and housing as the one that exploded in the Central Texas town of West in 2013, federal officials said in releasing ...Dozens Of Dangerous Texas Chemical Plants Operate Near Public CentersCBS LocalDozens of Dangerous Texas Plants Operate Near Public Read more [...]

Beaver County activists enlighten commissioners about the dangers of shale drilling – Timesonline.com

Timesonline.comBeaver County activists enlighten commissioners about the dangers of shale drillingTimesonline.comSchmetzer, who is president of the group and who also serves on South Heights borough council and serves as its emergency management director spoke about an issue that arose after a Nov. 17 chemical fire in Leetsdale, which is just across the Ohio ...and more » Read more [...]

Dozens Of Dangerous Texas Plants Operate Near Public Centers – CBS Local

CBS LocalDozens Of Dangerous Texas Plants Operate Near Public CentersCBS LocalA report released by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board ahead of a public meeting Thursday in Waco says there are 80 plants in Texas that store more than 5 tons of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in fertilizer. About half of them are fertilizer plants ...and more » Read more [...]

Report: Texas at risk of other West Fertilizer-like explosions – UPI.com

UPI.comReport: Texas at risk of other West Fertilizer-like explosionsUPI.com28 (UPI) -- Federal authorities warn Texas communities are at risk of explosions like the one that occurred at a fertilizer plant in West that killed 15 people nearly three years ago. ... The board will release a final report on Thursday after a vote ...Fertilizer stores remain a risk to Texans, government saysJacksonville Daily Progressall 126 news articles » Read more [...]

How Meditation, Placebos And Virtual Reality Help Power 'Mind Over Body' – WUWM

WUWMHow Meditation, Placebos And Virtual Reality Help Power 'Mind Over Body'WUWMSo, for example, if you take a fake painkiller, that actually reduces pain-related activity in the brain and the spinal cord and it causes the release of natural painkillers in the brain called endorphins. And these ..... If you're in a situation that ...and more » Read more [...]

Fertilizer stores remain a risk to Texans, government says – Jacksonville Daily Progress

Washington TimesFertilizer stores remain a risk to Texans, government saysJacksonville Daily ProgressAUSTIN - Nearly three years after an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco killed 15 people and injured scores of others, Texans still live with the threat posed by stores of ammonium nitrate, according to a government report issued Monday. An ...Report: Texas at risk of other West Fertilizer-like explosionsUPI.comall 123 news articles » Read more [...]

Dozens Of Dangerous Texas Chemical Plants Operate Near Public Centers – CBS Local

CBS LocalDozens Of Dangerous Texas Chemical Plants Operate Near Public CentersCBS LocalA report released by the Chemical Safety Board ahead of a public meeting Thursday in Waco says there are 80 plants in Texas that store more than 5 tons of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in fertilizer. About half of them are fertilizer plants similar ...and more » Read more [...]

DOW explosion first responders honored – Wicked Local North Andover

Wicked Local North AndoverDOW explosion first responders honoredWicked Local North AndoverThree weeks after a chemical explosion that injured several people at DOW Chemical, the first responders to that incident were honored by the Board of Selectmen and their chief. At just before 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan ... The state's Fire Services ...and more » Read more [...]

How Meditation, Placebos And Virtual Reality Help Power 'Mind Over Body' – WNPR News

WNPR NewsHow Meditation, Placebos And Virtual Reality Help Power 'Mind Over Body'WNPR NewsSo, for example, if you take a fake painkiller, that actually reduces pain-related activity in the brain and the spinal cord and it causes the release of natural painkillers in the brain called endorphins. And these ..... If you're in a situation that ...and more » Read more [...]

Fertilizer stores remain a risk to Texans, government finds – Weatherford Democrat

Weatherford DemocratFertilizer stores remain a risk to Texans, government findsWeatherford DemocratAUSTIN — Nearly three years after an explosion at a fertilizer plant near Waco killed 15 people and injured scores of others, Texans still live with the threat posed by stores of ammonium nitrate, according to a government report issued Monday. An ...and more » Read more [...]

Dozens of dangerous Texas plants operate near public centers – Miami Herald

The HillDozens of dangerous Texas plants operate near public centersMiami HeraldIn a report released ahead of a public meeting Thursday, the Chemical Safety Board says there are 80 plants in Texas that store more than 5 tons of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in fertilizer. About half of them are fertilizer plants similar to the ...Final Report Released in 2013 West Chemical Plant ExplosionKCEN-TVFeds blame chemical storage for deadly Texas plant explosionThe HillReport: Public still not safe from Read more [...]

Politics & Prejudices: What really caused the Flint disaster – Detroit Metro Times

NBCNews.comPolitics & Prejudices: What really caused the Flint disasterDetroit Metro TimesSnyder's emergency managers did nothing when a General Motors engine plant stopped using city water soon after the changeover to the Flint River because it was corroding engine parts. So what? The point was that it ... Even with that, the Michigan ...Hamilton water, Butler County workers assisting those in needHamilton Journal Newsall 2,737 news articles » Read more [...]

Dozens of Dangerous Texas Plants Operate Near Public Centers – ABC News

The HillDozens of Dangerous Texas Plants Operate Near Public CentersABC NewsIn a report released ahead of a public meeting Thursday, the Chemical Safety Board says there are 80 plants in Texas that store more than 5 tons of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in fertilizer. About half of them are fertilizer plants similar to the ...Final Report Released in 2013 West Chemical Plant ExplosionKCEN-TVFeds blame chemical storage for deadly Texas plant explosionThe HillReport: Public still not safe from Read more [...]

PRI returns to normal after chemical leak scare – The Courier

PRI returns to normal after chemical leak scareThe CourierHealth chiefs have confirmed Perth Royal Infirmary is back to normal following a chemical leak alert on Monday afternoon. Explosive chlorine dioxide gas was found escaping from a canister in a boiler room near the hospital's stroke unit. Nine people ... Read more [...]

Hamilton Water, Butler County Workers Assisting Those in Need – Emergency Management

Emergency ManagementHamilton Water, Butler County Workers Assisting Those in NeedEmergency ManagementFlint residents have been subjected to chemical byproducts, E. coli, Legionnaires' disease and lead after the city's water source was switched to the corrosive Flint River in 2014. Although the city ... He said the water is expected to be picked up at ... Read more [...]

Sluggish response to Flint crisis doomed EPA chief – Environment & Energy Publishing

Sluggish response to Flint crisis doomed EPA chiefEnvironment & Energy PublishingHedman also was a legal officer for the U.N. Security Council, tasked with assessing environmental damage from oil fires in Kuwait related to the Persian Gulf War of the 1990s. In an email last .... In 2008, Mary Gade was forced to resign as head of ... Read more [...]

Final Report Released in 2013 West Chemical Plant Explosion – KCEN-TV

The HillFinal Report Released in 2013 West Chemical Plant ExplosionKCEN-TVWEST – The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board released its final investigation report Monday on the West Fertilizer Company fire and explosion that ultimately caused 15 deaths and injured more than 260 people. The report, which was ...Feds blame chemical storage for deadly Texas plant explosionThe HillReport: Public still not safe from West-style industrial blastsWaco Tribune-HeraldFederal report on West Read more [...]

Feds blame chemical storage for deadly Texas plant explosion – The Hill

The HillFeds blame chemical storage for deadly Texas plant explosionThe HillFederal investigators looking into a deadly explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas are blaming state and federal regulators for not properly overseeing how chemicals were stored. A U.S. Chemical Safety Board report released Tuesday concluded ...Federal report on West explosion faults plant, lack of trainingKWTXFederal investigators: Texans still face risk of West-like blastDallas Morning NewsFinal report on West Fertilizer Read more [...]

Feds blame chemical storage for deadly… – The Hill

KWTXFeds blame chemical storage for deadly...The HillFederal investigators looking into a deadly explosion at a chemical plant in West, Texas are pointing the blame at a lack of chemical handling oversight on the part of both state and federal regulators. A U.S. Chemical Safety Board report released ...Federal report on West explosion faults plant, lack of trainingKWTXFederal investigators: Texans still face risk of West-like blastDallas Morning NewsFinal report on West Fertilizer Explosion releasedKXXV Read more [...]

Could What Happened in Flint Happen Anywhere? – National Geographic

National GeographicCould What Happened in Flint Happen Anywhere?National GeographicMichigan officials were supposed to make sure Flint had adjusted its treatment methods to match the river water, which had different chemical properties than the water from Lake Huron. EPA officials were ... That same day, the EPA inspector general ...Hamilton water, Butler County workers assisting those in needHamilton Journal Newsall 1,147 news articles » Read more [...]

Federal investigators: Texans still face risk of West-like blast – Dallas Morning News

KWTXFederal investigators: Texans still face risk of West-like blastDallas Morning NewsWest was one of the worst industrial accidents ever in Texas, and one of the most destructive ever investigated by the chemical safety board. On April 17, 2013, residents stood outside their homes and watched a raging fire at the fertilizer plant on ...Federal report on West explosion faults plant, lack of trainingKWTXInvestigators fault community planning in deadly 2013 Texas explosionYahoo NewsFertilizer stores Read more [...]

Federal report on West explosion faults plant, lack of training – KWTX

KWTXFederal report on West explosion faults plant, lack of trainingKWTXWEST (January 25, 2016) A 265-page report released Monday by the U.S. Chemical Safety Board on the findings of its investigation of the deadly West explosion says the town's fertilizer plant lacked safety features that could have prevented the blast ...Investigators fault community planning in deadly 2013 Texas explosionYahoo Newsall 6 news articles » Read more [...]

Investigators fault community planning in deadly 2013 Texas explosion – Yahoo News

Yahoo NewsInvestigators fault community planning in deadly 2013 Texas explosionYahoo News... damaged 150 buildings likely happened because the owner of the fertilizer storage facility kept combustible material near a 30-ton pile of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer also used to make explosives, according to a report released by the federal ...and more » Read more [...]

Hamilton water, Butler County workers assisting those in need – Hamilton Journal News

Hamilton Journal NewsHamilton water, Butler County workers assisting those in needHamilton Journal NewsHe said the water is expected to be picked up at the city's water plant between 10 and 11 a.m. today, then delivered to Flint with other water and emergency supplies donated to Matthew 25 Ministries, based in Blue Ash. Three years ago, Hamilton's award ... Read more [...]