Archive for Chemical Release
Chemical tank explodes at Mt Isa plant – ABC Online
Chemical tank explodes at Mt Isa plantABC OnlineOur people did the right thing and called emergency services - police and fire were on the scene. "There were no injuries and no loss of production." Police have placed a 100-metre exclusion zone around the site. The acid plant is alongside the Mt Isa ...and more »
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At least three dead, 134 injured as two bombs hit Boston Marathon finish line – National Post
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At least three dead, 134 injured as two bombs hit Boston Marathon finish lineNational PostOne of the dead is an eight-year-old boy, the Boston Globe reported. Emergency room doctors were pulling ball bearings out of victims injured in the blasts, CNN reported. Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis said the two explosions occurred about 50 ...and more »
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Federal Investigators Criticize Chevron Over California Refinery Fire – Fox Business
Federal Investigators Criticize Chevron Over California Refinery FireFox Business(CVX) didn't apply safer design principles at its oil refinery in Richmond, Calif., and the company didn't fix a corroded pipe that ruptured last year and caused a fire and a vapor cloud, investigators at the U.S. Chemical Safety Board concluded in a ...and more »
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Market forecaster: Reaction to the USDA report – Midwest Producer
Market forecaster: Reaction to the USDA reportMidwest ProducerSouthern producers are taking advantage of early planting conditions with Louisiana at 95 percent seeded, Alabama at 13 percent done and Georgia at 30 percent. .... Tyson Foods, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice have ...and more »
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5 Neb. meat workers hurt after chemical reaction – NTV
5 Neb. meat workers hurt after chemical reactionNTVEmergency crews were called to the JBS Swift plant around 10 p.m. Sunday after bleach was mistakenly pumped into a container of acid at the plant. Grand Island Fire Chief Cory Scmidt says the mixture of chemicals caused a reaction that produced toxic ...
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Mergers & Acquisition Law News – A Quarterly Recap Of Merger Law News – Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
Mergers & Acquisition Law News - A Quarterly Recap Of Merger Law NewsMondaq News Alerts (registration)Although the question of what constitutes a "separate matter" has been seldom litigated since the SEC promulgated the rule in 1992, an SEC release specified that "ministerial or technical matters" that do not alter substantive rights would not be ...
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Dora Fire takes part in filming emergency response video – Daily Mountain Eagle
Dora Fire takes part in filming emergency response videoDaily Mountain EagleThe materials are taken to construction, mining and petro-chemical sites around the country for use. With one explosives plant near the edge of town, the department was grateful for the information and training provided and hope the final video will ...
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Ed Wilson running for Quincy supervisor – Waynesboro Record Herald
Ed Wilson running for Quincy supervisorWaynesboro Record HeraldTrichloroethylene, commonly known as TCE is a dangerous chemical in the groundwater that will eventually put the township in the water business. Currently, the township is in the planning stages to develop well sources, install waterlines and build a ...
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Soldiers, airmen respond to simulated natural disaster, chemical spill – DVIDS
Soldiers, airmen respond to simulated natural disaster, chemical spillDVIDSTornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and landslides have affected virtually every corner of the United States, wiping out buildings, chemical plants, businesses and homes. And when disaster ... To make matters worse, the tornado then destroyed a ...
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Newark: Crews respond to hazardous chemical leak at lumber company – San Jose Mercury News
Newark: Crews respond to hazardous chemical leak at lumber companySan Jose Mercury NewsNEWARK -- Alameda County fire officials are investigating a possible harzardous chemical leak at the Hulbert Lumber Co. in Newark on Cedar Boulevard. The company has been evacuated and at least one employee has been hospitalized, according to ...
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Chemical leak at west Houston company cleared – Houston Chronicle
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Chemical leak at west Houston company clearedHouston ChronicleA food service company in west Houston is being ventilated after a chemical leak there prompted an evacuation, officials said. No injuries were reported at Nature Best, 3350 Rogerdale, after an ammonia leak, Houston Fire Department officials said ...HazMat Crews Respond To Chemical Leak At Office BuildingCBS LocalCrews Respond to Chemical Leak in West HoustonNews 92 FMall 3 news articles »
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13 Treated After Chemical Leak At Colorado College – KKTV 11 News
13 Treated After Chemical Leak At Colorado CollegeKKTV 11 NewsA chemical leak forced a portion of Colorado College to evacuate, with 13 people ending up at the hospital. Two people had to be rescued after chemical exposure left them unable to walk. After the alarms went off, "we thought it was a drill," one ...and more »
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Students react to chemical release at Colorado College – KOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo News
Students react to chemical release at Colorado CollegeKOAA.com Colorado Springs and Pueblo NewsStudents react to chemical release at Colorado College. Posted: Apr 10, 2013 9:03 PM by Annie Snead. Bookmark and Share. Rating: 0.0 (0 votes). 13 people were sent to the hospital after a chemical was released in one of the labs at Colorado College.and more »
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Hazmat false alarm shuts down DuPont plant and Lexington Avenue in Greece – News 10NBC
Hazmat false alarm shuts down DuPont plant and Lexington Avenue in GreeceNews 10NBCA portion of Lexington Avenue in Greece is back open Wednesday night after emergency crews shut it down for a 911 call from someone who thought they saw something odd in the area. The portion of Lexington Avenue shut down was near the DuPont plant ...
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Decoding the City: The Fire Diamond – Smithsonian (blog)
Decoding the City: The Fire DiamondSmithsonian (blog)It was first developed in 1957 by the NFPA's Sectional Committee on Classification, Labeling, and Properties of Flammable Liquids “to safeguard the lives of those individuals who may be concerned with fires occurring in an industrial plant or storage ...
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Tyson Foods Resolves Plant Refrigeration Concerns with EPA – International Supermarket News
Tyson Foods Resolves Plant Refrigeration Concerns with EPAInternational Supermarket NewsThe plans are designed to prevent chemical emergencies by requiring a systematic process for managing chemical hazards, including training, worker communication, maintenance and other activities. EPA asserted the company had not complied quickly enough ...Sokolove Law, LLC | Tyson Foods Fined by Feds for Chemical ReleasesLinex Legal (registration) (press release)all 3 news articles »
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Tyson Settles Plant Refrigeration Dispute – ThePoultrySite.com
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Tyson Settles Plant Refrigeration DisputeThePoultrySite.comThe plans are designed to prevent chemical emergencies by requiring a systematic process for managing chemical hazards, including training, worker communication, maintenance and other activities. The EPA said the company had not complied quickly enough ...Tyson Settles Clean Air ChargesZacks.comTyson's Lexington plant included in Clean Air Act decreeLexington Clipper HeraldTyson Agrees to $4M Penalty to Resolve EPA Read more [...]
Imperial Oil Alert – BlackburnNews.com
Imperial Oil AlertBlackburnNews.comRefinery Operations Manager Chris Jessup says a fire in the Chemical plant was extinguished. Plant sirens sounded. Emergency crews were also responding to a minor spill of partially treated water overflow to the river which was stopped. There had been ...
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Police reopen 401 off-ramps in Lakeshore following chemical leak (with video) – Windsor Star (blog)
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Police reopen 401 off-ramps in Lakeshore following chemical leak (with video)Windsor Star (blog)A pair of Highway 401 off-ramps have been reopened after a chemical leak forced their closure earlier today. The westbound off-ramps at Puce Road and County Road 42 in Lakeshore were closed after caustic soda leaked out of a tractor-trailer. A stretch ...and more »
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Tampa office tower evacuated due to possible chemical leak – Bay News 9
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Tampa office tower evacuated due to possible chemical leakBay News 9Tampa office tower evacuated due to possible chemical leak. hillsborough-county. Last Updated: Tuesday, April 09, 2013. TAMPA --. A downtown Tampa building has been evacuated due to a possible chemical leak. According to Tampa Police, the Park ...and more »
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Dudley company to pay $485000 pollution penalty – Worcester Telegram
Dudley company to pay $485000 pollution penaltyWorcester TelegramThe EPA had alleged in a complaint filed in September that Shield Packaging Co. violated the Clean Air Act's chemical accident prevention provisions by not fully developing and putting in place a risk management plan for processes that used extremely ...
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Tyson Settles Clean Air Charges – Analyst Blog – NASDAQ
Tyson Settles Clean Air Charges - Analyst BlogNASDAQThe regulatory authority had accused Tyson over a series of accidental chemical releases at Tyson plants in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska. The EPA ... The Springdale, AR-based Tyson Foods has agreed to conduct pipe-testing and third-party audits ...and more »
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Stories that East Bay progressives and environmentalists shouldn't miss: – East Bay Express
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Stories that East Bay progressives and environmentalists shouldn't miss:East Bay ExpressOakland police may be shut out of a countywide emergency radio system because county officials say Oakland should pay its fair share of the costs — like the other cities involved, the Trib reports. While the rest of ... And state officials said poor ...
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Chemical leak closes 401 off-ramp in Lakeshore – Windsor Star (blog)
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Chemical leak closes 401 off-ramp in LakeshoreWindsor Star (blog)Chemical leak closes 401 off-ramp in Lakeshore. An OPP officer blocks Puce Road to Highway 401 after a tractor trailer spilled a hazardous chemical on April 8, 2013. (TREVOR WILHELM/The Windsor Star). Share; Comments; Email · Tweet · Pin It · City Desk ...and more »
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Tyson's Lexington plant included in Clean Air Act decree – Lexington Clipper Herald
Tyson's Lexington plant included in Clean Air Act decreeLexington Clipper Herald... Dexter, Monett, Montgomery City, Noel and Sedalia, Mo. Tyson also will spend at least $300,000 to purchase anhydrous ammonia-related emergency response equipment for fire departments in eight communities, including Lexington, which will receive $25 ...
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5 'Mad Men' technologies we use today – NBCNews.com
5 'Mad Men' technologies we use todayNBCNews.com30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled out of a gargantuan assembly plant in Everett, Wash. The "jumbo jet" or ... It meant having quick access to a list of phone numbers and a land line at hand, but then the Emergency 911 telephone service was ...and more »
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US food company gets US$4 million penalty for ammonia accidents – The Borneo Post
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US food company gets US$4 million penalty for ammonia accidentsThe Borneo PostThe company also is required to spend at least US$300,000 to purchase anhydrous ammonia-related emergency response equipment for fire departments in eight communities. Tyson Foods, based in Springdale, Arkansas, is the country's leading processor ...Tyson Fined $4 Million After Accidental Chemical Releases5newsonline.comTyson agrees to pay $3.95 million to settle Clean Air Act violationsJoplin GlobeTyson Read more [...]
Tyson agrees to $3.95 million settlement – Kansas City Star
Tyson agrees to $3.95 million settlementKansas City StarApril 5. By STEVE ROSEN. The Kansas City Star. Tyson Foods has agreed to pay a $3.95 million fine to settle alleged violations of federal clean air regulations covering the prevention of chemical spills at facilities in Kansas, Missouri and two other ...
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Tyson to pay $4 million in EPA settlement – Arkansas Online (subscription)
Tyson to pay $4 million in EPA settlementArkansas Online (subscription)The EPA said in a release the settlement is a result of eight separate incidents between 2006 and 2010 in which anhydrous ammonia was accidentally released at various Tyson plants, which resulted in one fatality, multiple injuries and property damage ...
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Plant Bowen blast under review – Rome News Tribune
Plant Bowen blast under reviewRome News TribuneAs far as any indication of a chemical leak, Green said that they confirmed with the Bartow County Fire Department that there were no chemicals emitted into the atmosphere and the public was not in any harm. “There wasn't even a fire that occurred as a ...and more »
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5 'Mad Men'-Era Developments Still in Use Today – Mashable
5 'Mad Men'-Era Developments Still in Use TodayMashableJumbo jets: On Sept. 30, 1968, the first Boeing 747 rolled out of a gargantuan assembly plant in Everett, Wash. ... It meant having quick access to a list of phone numbers and a land line at hand, but then the Emergency 911 telephone service was ...
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Tyson to pay $3.95M for violating Clean Air Act – The Daily Statesman
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Tyson to pay $3.95M for violating Clean Air ActThe Daily StatesmanTyson Headquarters in Springdale, Ark. was quick to respond to the EPA news release Friday morning with a release of their own stating, "EPA asserted the company had not complied quickly enough with several RMP requirements at some facilities located ...
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Overturned truck on North Sycamore in the process of being moved – traffic on … – Rome News Tribune
Overturned truck on North Sycamore in the process of being moved - traffic on ...Rome News TribuneEmergency personnel are evacuating businesses and residences near an overturned truck on North Sycamore Street. The truck's storage trailer contained chemicals. Police have blocked a lane on Shorter Avenue because a chemical trailer has overturned at ...and more »
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Tyson Fined $4 Million After Accidental Chemical Releases – 5newsonline.com
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Tyson Fined $4 Million After Accidental Chemical Releases5newsonline.comTyson Foods agreed to pay almost $4 million in fines in a settlement with the federal government over a series of accidental chemical releases at Tyson plants in four states, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A news release from ...Tyson Foods Paying Fine for Violations in Iowa, 3 Other StatesKCRGTyson Foods to pay $4.25 million to settle allegations of Clean Air Act violationsJoplin GlobeTyson Read more [...]
2013 Spring Gear Guide for the Outdoors – Allentown Morning Call (blog)
2013 Spring Gear Guide for the OutdoorsAllentown Morning Call (blog)WaveSpinReel.com), the company that promises no tangle-free spin casting with its revolutionary line release system, offers two great light reels. The DH ... Coghlan's Magnesium Fire Starter ($6) uses magnesium, a flame source of 5400°F (2982°C). One ...
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Truck that overturned on North Sycamore carrying chemical used in cleaning … – Rome News Tribune
Truck that overturned on North Sycamore carrying chemical used in cleaning ...Rome News TribuneLabeled as a corrosive, the concentrated chemical that was being transported from the company's manufacturing plant is commonly found in carpet cleaners in a diluted form as a degreaser. As of 4:30 p.m., fire department officials were still waiting on ...and more »
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Tyson, U.S. settle Clean Air Act dispute – UPI.com
Tyson, U.S. settle Clean Air Act disputeUPI.comWASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice says Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to a settlement in chemical releases that caused injuries and a fatality at its facilities. The department and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a ...and more »
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Tyson Foods Paying Fine for Violations in Iowa, 3 Other States – KCRG
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Tyson Foods Paying Fine for Violations in Iowa, 3 Other StatesKCRGThe facilities have a combined inventory of more than 1.7 million pounds of the chemical. ... The company will purchase emergency response equipment for fire departments in eight communities where it has operations, including Council Bluffs and Perry.Tyson Fined $4 Million After Accidental Chemical Releases5newsonline.comTyson Foods to pay $4.25 million to settle allegations of Clean Air Act violationsJoplin GlobeTyson Read more [...]
Tyson agrees to roughly $4M penalty in EPA suit involving anhydrous ammonia … – Washington Post
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Tyson agrees to roughly $4M penalty in EPA suit involving anhydrous ammonia ...Washington PostThe EPA said it found multiple occasions since October 2006 of noncompliance with the Clean Air Act's provisions related to preventing chemical accidents at the Tyson plants, which the EPA said have a combined inventory of more than 1.7 million pounds ...Tyson Foods to pay $4.25 million to settle allegations of Clean Air Act violationsJoplin GlobeTyson to pay $4 million in EPA settlementArkansas Read more [...]
Tyson agrees to $4M penalty to resolve EPA case – U.S. News & World Report
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Tyson agrees to $4M penalty to resolve EPA caseU.S. News & World ReportThe EPA said it found multiple occasions since October 2006 of noncompliance with the Clean Air Act's provisions related to preventing chemical accidents at the Tyson plants, which the EPA said have a combined inventory of more than 1.7 million pounds ...Tyson Foods to pay $4.25 million to settle allegations of Clean Air Act violationsJoplin GlobeTyson to pay $4 million in EPA settlementArkansas Read more [...]
