Families Sue Gas Company Over Georgia Poultry Plant Disaster
Four lawsuits have been filed against global gas giant Messer Co. in the wake of a liquid nitrogen leak which left six poultry processing plant workers dead and 12 injured.
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New Method of Treating Swimming Pools Could Make Them Safer and Healthier
Treating swimming pools with a copper-silver ionization method plus the traditional chlorine could reduce the amount of toxic chemical buildup brought into the water by swimmers.
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In a decades-long insurance dispute arising from environmental contamination at some of Olin Corporations’ manufacturing sites, a federal court in New York granted the manufacturer of chemicals and ammunition $25 million.
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Rampant Metal Contamination in Baby Food, House Investigation Finds
Lawmakers say manufacturers exploited the lack of federal regulation to set dangerously high internal standards for toxic heavy metal levels.
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Ninth Circuit Urged to Force EPA to Take New Look at Cancer-Causing Chemical
The Trump administration may be no more, but lawsuits over its handling of the environment continue unabated.
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French Court Hears Agent Orange Case Against Chemical Firms
A French court will on Monday hear a case against more than a dozen multinationals, accused by a French-Vietnamese woman of causing grievous harm to her and others by selling the Agent Orange defoliant to the U.S. government which used it to devastating effect in the Vietnam War.
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Tire Preservative Killing Salmon in Urban Streams
Scientists revealed Thursday they have solved the mystery of what’s killing more than half of the Coho salmon in Puget Sound’s urban streams before they can spawn.
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Feds Won’t Require Insurance for Pollution Cleanup
Sparking criticism from environmentalists, the outgoing Trump administration said Wednesday it will not require power plants, chemical manufacturers and oil and gas producers to have insurance covering toxic waste cleanups.
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California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment did not abuse its discretion by listing Bisphenol A as a reproductive toxicant, an appeals court in the state ruled. The chemical is used to coat food and beverage containers.
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Kamchatka Marine Life Death Caused by Algae: Russian Scientist
MOSCOW (AFP) — The mass death of sea creatures in Russia’s Kamchatka region was caused by toxins from microalgae rather
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Germany: OPCW Says Nerve Agent Used in Navalny Poisoning
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman says a global chemical watchdog group has confirmed Germany and other countries’ findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the victim of an attack with a Soviet-era nerve agent.
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Texas Judge Throws Out Charges Over Chemical Plant Fire
The criminal case against chemical maker Arkema over an August 2017 fire at its Houston-area plant that forced 200 residents to evacuate their homes ended Thursday when a judge found there was not enough evidence to find the company and its plant manager guilty.
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Pentagon Falls Behind on Plan to Replace ‘Forever Chemicals’ at Military Bases
Research into alternatives for the toxic chemicals found in military firefighting foam is underway but no viable option has yet been found and the pandemic has delayed progress, a Defense Department official told House lawmakers Tuesday.
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In several suits against Pacific Gas & Electric stemming from plaintiffs’ alleged exposure to elevated levels of arsenic and uranium, the Ninth Circuit upheld a ruling against the plaintiffs, finding they failed to submit expert testimony on whether such levels of the chemicals could have caused their injuries.
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The Fifth Circuit upheld the dismissal of two remaining claims in a long-running case against chemical company Alcolac brought by former U.S. military personnel who were injured during the Gulf War by Saddam Hussein’s use of mustard gas.
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China Blocks Imports From Australian Beef Producer
China blocked imports from an Australian beef producer on Friday after reporting a banned drug was found in its meat, and Australian officials said they were working to resolve the problem.
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Chemists Are Turning Ordinary Bricks Into Fast-Charging Batteries
It turns out any old red brick could be a power brick, according to new research from chemists who’ve devised a coating that can turn red bricks into blue batteries.
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Lebanon President Says He Knew of Chemicals at Port in July
Lebanese President Michel Aoun knew about the huge stockpile of explosive material stored at Beirut’s port nearly three weeks before it blew up, he said Friday, adding he had ordered action be taken about it at the time, although the top leader also said he had no authority over the facility.
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700 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate Stuck in Indian Port
Almost 700 tons of ammonium nitrate, the substance that caused the mega-explosion in Lebanon, has been stuck in an Indian port since 2015, officials confirmed.
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Panel Asked to Reject Class Status in Suit Over Texas Chemical Plant Fire
Arguing before a Fifth Circuit panel Thursday, an attorney for a chemical manufacturer challenged the approval of class certification for 20,000 landowners within a 7-mile radius of the company’s Houston-area plant, which caught fire and exploded in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
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