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"Lubbock, Texas Chemical Leak: Hundreds Evacuated Near Bayer Plant"
"Several hundred people have been evacuated from a section of Lubbock, Texas, after a leaking tank released a chemical that could turn into highly corrosive hydrochloric acid, the city's Fire Department said on Thursday."
Source: Reuters, 05/10/2013
Arkansans to Kerry on KXL: 'Come to Our State to See the Devastation'
"Two residents of Mayflower, Arkansas, the site of the March 29 pipeline spill, traveled to Washington on Thursday to ask Secretary of State John Kerry to reject the Keystone XL pipeline."
Source: Mother Jones, 05/10/2013
"Arkansas Residents Sick From Exxon Oil Spill Are on Their Own"
"The Arkansas Department of Health says people with dizziness, nausea and headaches have the option to leave, and it is their personal choice."
Source: InsideClimate News, 05/09/2013
Whodunit? The Case of the Disappearing Dilbit
InsideClimate News' Lisa Song notes that US EPA's website had originally shown 1,149,460 gallons of oil recovered from the 2010 Enbridge spill near Kalamazoo, Michigan. Sometime in mid-March 2013, she reports, that number was removed from the EPA site and replaced by one much lower, the amount Enbridge claims was spilled.
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Got Anhydrous Ammonia? Chlorine? Yeah, You Probably Do
Explosions from ammonium nitrate fertilizer, like the one in West, Texas that killed 15 people in April 2013, are only one of many hazards posed to communities from dangerous materials under the purview of EPA and other agencies. Toxic inhalation hazards could kill tens of thousands of people if released in crowded areas. Here are several tools to help you find local facilities that handle toxic, explosive, flammable, corrosive, and otherwise hazardous materials.
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"California Urges Record $2.5 Billion Fine for Natural Gas Blast"
"Pacific Gas and Electric Co. could face a record fine for a deadly 2010 natural gas pipeline explosion in a San Francisco suburb. Officials hope it will help prevent future accidents while some warn that rising natural gas demand is outpacing investment in energy infrastructure."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 05/08/2013
"NASA: Warming Climate Likely Means More Floods, Droughts"
"The Earth's wettest regions are likely to get wetter while the most arid will get drier due to warming of the atmosphere caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, according to a new NASA analysis of more than a dozen climate models."
Source: LA Times, 05/07/2013
"Calif. Blaze Could Signal Difficult Wildfire Season"
"The blaze is one of more than 680 wildfires in the state this year — about 200 more than average."
Source: USA TODAY, 05/06/2013
Fertilizer Plant Blast: Does Post-9/11 Secrecy Make Your Life Riskier?
"Following the fertilizer plant blast, Texas cited terror concerns in withholding information on dangerous chemicals. Some say that secrecy deprives citizens of the ability to make decisions about their safety."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 05/06/2013
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