Latest Chemicals Headlines
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2nd Victim Dies After Blast at Geismar, Louisiana Chemical Plant
Jun 17 2013 // An explosion and fire at a Louisiana chemical plant claimed a second victim on June 14 as federal authorities were piecing together the cause of the blast that injured dozens more. Scott Thrower, 47, of St. Amant, died at...
1 Dead in Blast, Fire at Louisiana Chemical Plant
Jun 14 2013 // One person was killed as the result of an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Geismar, La. on June 13 The Times-Picayune reported that 77 people were taken to the hospital with injuries. Louisiana State Police...
Chemical Shippers Lose Court Bid to Derail Train Safety Technology
Jun 13 2013 // Chemical shippers failed to show any business harm from a regulation requiring railroads to deploy new train-safety technology, a U.S. appeals court said, throwing out a lawsuit challenging the 2012 rule. The Arlington,...
Montreal Protocol Shows the Way for Action on Climate Change
Jun 12 2013 // A new deal to curb carbon emissions could copy features from the Montreal Protocol, which the United States and China favored over its Kyoto counterpart in an agreement on greenhouse gases at the weekend. The 1987 Montreal...
Fracking Companies Silence Water Complaints With Sealed Settlements
Jun 10 2013 // Chris and Stephanie Hallowich were sure drilling for natural gas near their Pennsylvania home was to blame for the headaches, burning eyes and sore throats they suffered after the work began. The companies insisted...
Inquiry Into Texas Blast Plagued by Regulatory Gap
Apr 30 2013 // Federal and state officials investigating the April 17 deadly blast at a Central Texas fertilizer company are trying to determine whether a fire at the plant could have ignited a supply of ammonium nitrate. But how much of...
What Did Regulators Know Before Texas Plant Exploded?
Apr 19 2013 // Despite being located within a short walk of a nursing home, school and residential buildings, West Fertilizer Co. in central Texas had no blast walls and had filed no contingency plan to the Environmental Protection...
Supreme Court to Hear Stanford Ponzi Lawsuits, Workplace Bias Case
Jan 21 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday agreed to hear four new cases, addressing matters as diverse as the reach of a law designed to combat chemical weapons, and whether lawyers could be sued for having once represented...
Residents Near Kentucky Train Derailment Sue
Nov 27 2012 // Residents affected by a train derailment and fire that evacuated a small town near Louisville, Kentucky have filed a lawsuit against the railroad and cleanup contractors. The lawsuit is the first to be brought against...
Report Links DuPont West Virginia Plant Chemical, Residents’ High Cholesterol
Oct 30 2012 // A science panel said it has found probable links between high cholesterol in mid-Ohio Valley residents and their exposure to a chemical used by a DuPont plant in West Virginia. The C8 Science Panel released its final...
ACE Adds Chemical Withdrawal Expense Endorsement to Ace PaC Form
Sep 13 2012 // ACE USA, the U.S-.based retail operations of the ACE Group, has expanded coverage for buyers of its combined general liability and pollution policy form—ACE PaC—designed for mid-sized clients in the chemical industry...
Government to Cover Cancer Treatment for 9/11 Responders
Sep 10 2012 // The 70,000 surviving firefighters, police officers and other first responders who raced to the World Trade Center after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 will be entitled to free monitoring and treatment for some 50 forms of...
Safety Violations at Arkansas Chemical Plant Bring $122K in Fines
Jun 11 2012 // Serious safety violations at a chemical plant in Arkansas have resulted in a proposed $122,000 in fines for an Indiana company, federal regulators say. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health...
Arkansas Chemical Plant to Reopen After Blast
Jun 8 2012 // El Dorado Chemical says it will soon resume operations after last month’s explosion at its plant in south Arkansas. No one was hurt in the May 15 blast at the plant, which produces chemicals for farming and...
Ohio Legislators Consider New Drilling Rules
May 25 2012 // Rules regulating oil and gas well construction, water handling, and the disclosure of chemicals used in drilling were ready to clear their final legislative hurdles on May 24 and head to Gov. John Kasich. The Ohio House...
Worker Death Leads to $473K Fine for Illinois Manufacturer
May 20 2012 // A manufacturing plant in Illinois faces a fine of $473,000 after a worker died from chemical burns. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Raani Corp. for failing to...
Data Shows Iran Petro-Chemical Exports Plunge Due to EU Insurance Sanctions
May 17 2012 // Iranian petrochemical exports have plunged nearly 90 percent in the last two weeks as most maritime firms, including those in Iran, cannot find insurance to transport the cargo due to EU sanctions, according to traders and...
Chemical Industry Urged to Reduce Processing Hazards
May 14 2012 // The chemical industry needs guidance in choosing alternative processing methods to reduce or eliminate hazards, a national panel said in a report. U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations require...
Xcel Blames Road Chemicals For Power Colorado Outages
Apr 5 2012 // Xcel Energy is blaming chemicals used to keep roads clear of snow for outages that left up to 23,000 people in Colorado without power and heat. The company says emergency crews had to put out utility pole fires and clear...
FDA Denies Ban on Chemical BPA Used in Baby Bottles, Food Packaging
Apr 2 2012 // U.S. health regulators denied a request to ban a chemical used in water bottles, soup cans and other food and drink packaging, saying there is not enough scientific evidence it may cause harm. The U.S. Food and Drug...
