Archive for Chemical Release

Feds Given Twelve Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule – Bloomberg Law

Feds Given Twelve Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule  Bloomberg Law

The federal government must issue regulations within one year establishing the reporting requirements for accidental chemical releases into the ambient air, …

Croda to reimburse DRBA for Thanksgiving Delaware Memorial Bridge shutdown – The Courier-Express

Croda to reimburse DRBA for Thanksgiving Delaware Memorial Bridge shutdown  The Courier-Express

Croda Inc., the chemical manufacturer which operates the plant where a chemical release shut down the Delaware Memorial Bridge during the height of …

Federal judge orders Chemical Safety Board to require disclosure of chemical emissions from accidents – Washington Post

Federal judge orders Chemical Safety Board to require disclosure of chemical emissions from accidents  Washington PostIn a lawsuit filed after Hurricane Harvey, a federal judge has ordered the Chemical and Safety Hazard Investigation Board to force the disclosure of chemical ... Read more [...]

Chemical plant owner pays nearly $150,000 for bridge tolls lost during Nov. 25 gas leak – The News Journal

Chemical plant owner pays nearly $150,000 for bridge tolls lost during Nov. 25 gas leak  The News Journal

Croda has agreed to repay the Delaware River and Bay Authority nearly $150000 in lost revenue from a chemical leak that shut down the Delaware Memorial …

Croda pays for lost revenue after chemical leak closed Delaware Memorial Bridge – delawarebusinessnow.com

Croda pays for lost revenue after chemical leak closed Delaware Memorial Bridge  delawarebusinessnow.com

Represenatives of Croda, Inc. joined with Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) officials to announce that the chemical manufacturer reimbursed the …

Feds Given 12 Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule – Bloomberg Law

Feds Given 12 Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule  Bloomberg Law

The federal government must issue regulations within one year establishing the reporting requirements for accidental chemical releases into the ambient air, …

Chemical leak at food plant in Lidget Green, Bradford – Yorkshire Evening Post

Chemical leak at food plant in Lidget Green, Bradford  Yorkshire Evening Post

West Yorkshire Fire *Service* said an ammonia leak was isolated after crews were called to a food processing plant on Cemetery Road, Lidget Green, Bradford, …

Feds Given 12 Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule – Bloomberg Environment

Feds Given 12 Months to Release Chemical Safety Rule  Bloomberg Environment

The federal government must issue regulations within one year establishing the reporting requirements for accidental chemical releases into the ambient air, …

What we know and what we don't know about Delaware City Refinery fire – The News Journal

What we know and what we don’t know about Delaware City Refinery fire  The News Journal

A fire at the Delaware City Refinery Sunday afternoon left a lot of questions about emissions, possible side effects and how the public was notified.

Delaware City Refinery fire: Residents report hearing loud rumbling, horns – The News Journal

Delaware City Refinery fire: Residents report hearing loud rumbling, horns  The News Journal

A large plume of black smoke rose from the Delaware City refinery from an apparent industrial fire that began around noon Sunday.

Chemical leak at Farmers Boy, Cemetery Road, Lidget Green – Bradford Telegraph and Argus

Chemical leak at Farmers Boy, Cemetery Road, Lidget Green  Bradford Telegraph and Argus

FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a chemical leak last night.

Chemical leak at food plant in Lidget Green, Bradford – Yorkshire Post

Chemical leak at food plant in Lidget Green, Bradford  Yorkshire Post

West Yorkshire Fire *Service* said an ammonia leak was isolated after crews were called to a food processing plant on Cemetery Road, Lidget Green, Bradford, …

Evacuation ordered after chemical spill in Lafayette – WBRZ

Evacuation ordered after chemical spill in Lafayette  WBRZ

LAFAYETTE – Emergency officials are ordering an evacuation of the surrounding area of the Lafayette Utilities System North Water Plant after a major chemical …

Fire at Delaware City Refinery put out; firefighter being treated for unrelated medical problem – The News Journal

Fire at Delaware City Refinery put out; firefighter being treated for unrelated medical problem  The News Journal

A large plume of black smoke rose from the Delaware City refinery from an apparent industrial fire that began around noon Sunday.

'Lively' firefighters well trained in the '50s – Bluff Country Newspaper Group

‘Lively’ firefighters well trained in the ’50s  Bluff Country Newspaper Group

In the 1955 centennial edition, the “lively firemen,” all 18 members, are equipped with good stuff and highly trained. The city truck, with a 500 gallons per minute …

5 workers hospitalized after hydrofluoric acid leak at refinery near Delaware – delawareonline.com

5 workers hospitalized after hydrofluoric acid leak at refinery near Delaware  delawareonline.com

Five people working at a Pennsylvania energy plant less than two miles from Claymont were hospitalized after a chemical leak occurred Wednesday morning.

Chemours Is Using the U.S. as an Unregulated Dump for Europe's Toxic GenX Waste – The Intercept

Chemours Is Using the U.S. as an Unregulated Dump for Europe’s Toxic GenX Waste  The Intercept

After many years of treating the developing world as its environmental dumping ground, the U.S. is finally getting a taste of what it feels like to be on the receiving …

Tempe and ASU use sewage to pinpoint the opioid problem. Here's what they found. – AZCentral

Tempe and ASU use sewage to pinpoint the opioid problem. Here’s what they found.  AZCentral

Researchers found traces of fentanyl, oxycodone, codeine, and heroin in samples taken from untreated sewage in north Tempe.

5 workers hospitalized after hydrofluoric acid leak at refinery near Delaware – The News Journal

5 workers hospitalized after hydrofluoric acid leak at refinery near Delaware  The News Journal

Five people working at a Pennsylvania energy plant less than two miles from Claymont were hospitalized after a chemical leak occurred Wednesday morning.

ExxonMobil to Pay $566K Fine Over Calif. Refinery Explosion (2) – Bloomberg Environment

ExxonMobil to Pay $566K Fine Over Calif. Refinery Explosion (2)  Bloomberg Environment

ExxonMobil Corp. will pay $566600 in a settlement with California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health for endangering workers during an explosion …

ExxonMobil to Pay $566K Fine Over Calif. Refinery Explosion (1) – Bloomberg Environment

ExxonMobil to Pay $566K Fine Over Calif. Refinery Explosion (1)  Bloomberg Environment

ExxonMobil Inc. will pay $566600 in a settlement with California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health for endangering workers during an explosion and …

Nyack People & Places: The Silver Lining In A Fatal Explosion – NyackNewsAndViews

Nyack People & Places: The Silver Lining In A Fatal Explosion  NyackNewsAndViews

by Mike Hays. The ruins of the American Aniline Products plant as seen from Liberty Street. Note the still standing chimney and, at the left, an old-fashioned …

Man receives chemical burns at milk processing plant in Canterbury – The Press

Man receives chemical burns at milk processing plant in Canterbury  The Press

A 55-year-old man has been seriously injured following an incident at a Canterbury milk processing plant.

The “original sin” of air quality regulations is keeping communities polluted. But that's changing. – Environmental Health News

The “original sin” of air quality regulations is keeping communities polluted. But that’s changing.  Environmental Health News

Tackling cumulative exposures, rather than one pollutant at a time, is key to correcting environmental injustice, experts say. But progress remains too slow in the …

The Tasmania Fire Service expects additional property losses to occur – The Advocate

The Tasmania Fire Service expects additional property losses to occur  The Advocate

The Tasmania Fire *Service* said further structure losses are expected, as the *service* goes into another challenging firefighting day Wednesday. The TFS …

Fatal dam breach in Brazil leaves hundreds missing – The Chemical Engineer

Fatal dam breach in Brazil leaves hundreds missing  The Chemical Engineer

A TAILINGS dam in Brazil has collapsed, leaving a reported 16 people dead and 297 missing. Other sources put the death toll closer to 40. The dam, known as …

Hanwha Techwin Safeguards Chem Facilities with HAZMAT Materials – 107.180.56.147

Hanwha Techwin Safeguards Chem Facilities with HAZMAT Materials  107.180.56.147

Hanwha Techwin, a global supplier of IP and analog video surveillance solutions, and a Winner in the 2018 ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Awards Program, …

Chamber presents State of City address | News – Corsicana Daily Sun

Chamber presents State of City address | News  Corsicana Daily Sun

Area residents were invited to visit with City leaders and ask questions Thursday night at City Hall as the Corsicana & Navarro County Chamber of Commerce …

Two injured in Montgomery Co. industrial plant fire, marshal says – KPRC Click2Houston

Two injured in Montgomery Co. industrial plant fire, marshal says  KPRC Click2Houston

An industrial plant near Conroe caught fire Thursday afternoon and multiple emergency agencies responded, according to the Montgomery County Fire …

DeSaulnier: Feds should adopt Contra Costa refinery safety model – The Mercury News

DeSaulnier: Feds should adopt Contra Costa refinery safety model  The Mercury News

DeSaulnier: US should adopt successful Contra Costa refinery safety rules, adopted by California; federal inaction has proven fatal.

Wall of ice, water sweeps boats down Hudson River – Times Union

Wall of ice, water sweeps boats down Hudson River  Times Union

It was a cascade of chaos — boats yanked free by Hudson River ice, bridges closed, traffic stalled and even a threat to train *service*. It took hours to control, and …

WATCH LIVE: SKY 2 surveys industrial plant fire in Montgomery… – KPRC Click2Houston

WATCH LIVE: SKY 2 surveys industrial plant fire in Montgomery…  KPRC Click2Houston

An industrial plant near Conroe caught fire Thursday afternoon and multiple emergency agencies responded, according to the Montgomery County Fire …

2 hurt in Montgomery County plant fire – KHOU.com

2 hurt in Montgomery County plant fire  KHOU.com

The plant was evacuated as a precaution, but there’s no threat to the surrounding area, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

Two hurt in Montgomery County plant fire – KHOU.com

Two hurt in Montgomery County plant fire  KHOU.com

Residents are asked to avoid the area around Jefferson Chemical Road, southeast of Conroe.

5 injured, hospitalized after Delco chemical leak – KYW Newsradio 1060

5 injured, hospitalized after Delco chemical leak  KYW Newsradio 1060

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — At least five people are hospitalized after a chemical leak at Monroe Energy on Post Road in Delaware County.

DEEP takes over investigation into chemical smell in New Haven – WTNH.com

DEEP takes over investigation into chemical smell in New Haven  WTNH.com

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – There was a heavy police presence in New Haven Wednesday morning as officials investigated the report of a chemical smell.

5 Injured Following Chemical Exposure At Delaware County Energy Plant – CBS Philly

5 Injured Following Chemical Exposure At Delaware County Energy Plant  CBS Philly

Follow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter. TRAINER, Pa. (CBS) — Five people have been injured following a chemical exposure at an energy plant in Delaware …

Chemical leak forces crews to block off New Haven road – WFSB

Chemical leak forces crews to block off New Haven road  WFSB

A chlorine leak caused crews to respond to a section of New Haven.

Heavy police presence in New Haven due to report of chemical smell – WTNH.com

Heavy police presence in New Haven due to report of chemical smell  WTNH.com

There is a heavy police presence in New Haven Wednesday morning as officials investigate the report of a chemical smell.

Chemical spill shuts down Shelby Highway – Gaffney Ledger

Chemical spill shuts down Shelby Highway  Gaffney Ledger

Authorities were forced to close down a stretch of Shelby Highway on Monday and detour traffic for about three hours after an accident involving a tractortrailer …