WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains. The settlement is the first by the federal government to resolve enforcement claims against a manufacturer of harmful chemicals known as PFAS. … Read more
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More than 30 lawsuits have been filed against GKN Aerospace after one of the company’s tanks containing a highly flammable chemical overheated and threatened a catastrophic explosion last month, forcing the evacuation of about 50,000 residents in California’s Orange County. Debbie Cohran, who lives about 500 feet (152 meters) from the aerospace facility in Garden … Read more
LONGVIEW, Wash. — From his living room window, Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson can see the paper mill where a chemical tank ruptured this week in Longview, killing 11 people. He used to perform work there as the owner of an environmental cleanup company, and when he heard the sirens go past, he called his … Read more
The RMP has also been understaffed, two experts said. Rick Engler, who was on the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board until he retired in 2020, said there are too few EPA staffers working on the program to effectively oversee the roughly 11,500 facilities it covers. “There’s an entirely inadequate regulatory framework and an … Read more
The bodies of six of the nine missing workers have been recovered from the aftermath of a chemical tank implosion at a pulp and paper mill in southern Washington state, authorities said Thursday. The tank ruptured at Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. facility in Longview, a city located along the southern Washington border with Oregon, on … Read more
Crews continued to search Thursday for several people missing following a deadly tank incident in Longview, Washington. However, the mission has switched from rescue to recovery, and no additional survivors are expected. Carter Evans reports. Source link
Officials are pivoting to a rescue mission at the site of a chemical implosion in Washington. Ranji Sinha, a reporter for CBS affiliate KIRO, joins with more details. Source link
9 people remain “unrecovered” after a deadly chemical tank implosion in Washington, officials say. CBS News’ Carter Evans reports. Source link
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