Texas Prosecutors Accuse Arkema, Executives of Failures Over Chemical Fire February 27, 2020 By Erwin Seba Opening statements began on Thursday in criminal charges against the U.S. arm of a French company and three executives over...
Cause of Philadelphia Fire Sounds Alarm Over Aging U.S. Refineries November 6, 2019 By Laila Kearney PHILADELPHIA — How did a piece of piping installed when Richard Nixon was U.S. president go without once being checked...
Chemical Disaster Zone Remains No-Go Zone Two Weeks After Blaze April 1, 2019 By Joe Carroll and Kevin Crowley Two weeks after a chemical storage complex near Houston erupted in flames and menaced tens of thousands of people with...
‘Human Factors,’ Faulty Drain Caused Deadly Pennsylvania Zinc Blast March 18, 2015 By JOE MANDAK A 2010 explosion that killed two workers at a former Horsehead Corp. zinc oxide plant in western Pennsylvania was caused...
Mississippi Fish Plant Blast Tied to ‘Hot Work’ Near Tank August 28, 2014 A fatal explosion at a fish processing plant on the Mississippi Coast happened when sparks ignited a volatile mixture in...
Delays in U.S. Chemical-Safety Standards Set for Panel’s Rebuke July 16, 2013 By Mark Drajem The Obama administration’s lack of action to impose recommended changes to make refineries, chemical factories and sugar plants safer is...
Chevron Will be Held Accountable for Refinery Fire August 29, 2012 Agencies investigating the Chevron Corp. refinery fire have told Richmond, Calif., residents that the petroleum giant will be held accountable....
Panel: Chemical Industry Needs Risk Guidance May 14, 2012 The chemical industry needs guidance in choosing alternative processing methods to reduce or eliminate hazards, a national panel said in...