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Chemistry World
September 16, 2015
Hepeng Jia |
Tianjin blast prompts safety overhaul The recent blast in Tianjin port and other Chinese chemical plant accidents have prompted an overhaul of the country's approach to safety amid accusations of corruption and mismanagement.   |
Chemistry World
December 9, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
EPA tweaks hazardous waste rules for academic labs US chemistry laboratories have been freed from regulations on handling hazardous waste that lumped them under the same rules as industrial facilities. |
Chemistry World
July 11, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
Texas plant explosion prompts calls for stricter rules The fire and explosion that destroyed the West Fertilizer chemical plant in Texas on 17 April, killing at least 14 people and injuring more than 200, has resulted in calls to tighten US chemical handling regulations. |
Chemistry World
January 11, 2010
Helen Carmichael |
EPA: Bankrupt chemical firms must pay for site clean up The US Environmental Protection Agency has tabled new proposals to prevent taxpayers footing the environmental clean up bills for cash-strapped chemical companies. |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
US agencies test less than 1% of chemicals Less than 1% of the chemicals currently registered for commercial use in the US have undergone testing by government agencies, according to the Center for Effective Government |
Chemistry World
September 17, 2015
Mark Peplow |
After Tianjin Chemical safety in China is not just a problem for the Chinese to deal with. It damages the reputation of the global chemical industry as a whole |
Chemistry World
September 18, 2012
James Urquhart |
UN report urges chemical industry to clean-up Governments and industry worldwide must address the management of chemicals in order to curtail the escalating heath and environmental risks associated with the widespread production, use and disposal of chemicals, warns the United Nations Environment Program. |
Chemistry World
April 18, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Deadly blast destroys US fertilizer plant A devastating fire and explosion have destroyed a US fertilizer plant, killing several people and injuring many more. |
Chemistry World
April 25, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
US safety body says deadly West explosion 'preventable' The fire and explosion that destroyed the West Fertilizer chemical plant in Texas last April, killing 15 people and injuring more than 200, was entirely preventable and highlights a pressing need for regulatory change. |
Chemistry World
January 28, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
California and Chemtura clash over fire safety Specialty chemicals supplier Chemtura is suing the state of California, trying to overturn the state's new fire safety regulations. |
Chemistry World
October 14, 2013
Rebecca Trager |
West Fertilizer plant cited for 24 'serious' safety violations The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the West Fertilizer chemical plant in Texas for 24 'serious safety violations', stemming from a fire and explosion there in April. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Megan Santosus |
Rising Costs of High-Tech Garbage Companies must comply with hazardous waste regulations when they get rid of old PCs and CRT monitors. For larger companies, sending old PCs off to a hazardous waste facility can become a legal nightmare. |
Chemistry World
October 18, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Worker dies in Dow lab fire An investigation by the local fire department concluded that the fire started when trimethylindium, a pyrophoric precursor to semiconductor materials, was exposed to the air and ignited spontaneously. |
Chemistry World
October 18, 2010
Sean Milmo |
Red mud could prompt chemical rule review The alumina waste sludge accident in Hungary shows that the the European Union needs to be more effective in its enforcement of legislation on waste containing dangerous chemicals, according to environmental lawyers. |
Chemistry World
October 23, 2007
Rebecca Trager |
Smaller US Plants Triple Toxic Emissions Companies in the US and Canada have achieved a continued decline in chemical pollution - but only at the plants emitting the largest amounts of toxic waste. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Bayer CropScience pays $5.6m to settle 2008 accident charges Under the agreement, the company will enhance safeguards at its US chemical facilities. |
IDB America
September 2005
Daniel Drosdoff |
Landfill with a Conscience New investments in sanitation preserve the Bahamas' natural beauty and environmental health. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2005 |
The Texas City Oil Refinery Disaster When fuel spewed from the stack of a Gulf Coast facility in March, it went looking for a spark. It found one. |
Chemistry World
August 14, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Deadly chemical blast at Chinese port The incident, believed to have been caused by volatile chemicals stored on site, has led President Xi Jinping to call for enhanced management of dangerous chemicals. |
Chemistry World
April 9, 2010
Rebecca Trager |
EPA seeks heightened scrutiny for 16 chemicals The US Environmental Protection Agency wants to tighten its oversight of certain chemical substances by adding 16 chemicals to its Toxics Release Inventory list. |
Chemistry World
October 7, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Los Alamos lab's safety lapses faulted for radioactive leak A radioactive material leak that affected 22 workers and closed the US's only permanent nuclear waste repository was likely the result of a failure to follow safety procedures. |
Mother Jones
Jan/Feb 2002
Joni Praded |
Document Not Found Government agencies scramble to take sensitive information off their web sites... |
National Defense
October 2007
Lisa Collins |
E-Waste -- Yet Another Headache for Government and Corporations Everyone worries about the safety of information. The technology industry is robust with firewalls, encryption systems, and network security hardware. But often times the security breaks down at a place so simple it is often overlooked. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 42
David Bradley |
River Deep An ancient and dried up riverbed in north-eastern Ohio prevents a pool of chemical waste from infiltrating the Ohio River |
Chemistry World
January 28, 2011
Yuandi Li |
Firefighters need more protection from chemical fumes Researchers are looking to investigate fire fumes from vehicles, such as hybrid and electric cars, and to use new personal monitors that employ whole air sampling principles to collect gases and vapors to measure even more chemicals. |
National Defense
May 2009
Magnuson & Rusling |
First Responders: To Fight Terror, Cross-Training Needed First responders should be trained to deal with a myriad of emergencies, from nuclear to biological attack. |
The Motley Fool
June 28, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
Rising Star Buy: Waste Management This seemingly dirty business hides amazing, innovative green potential. |
Geotimes
June 2003
Lisa M. Pinsker |
Legal victory for mining In Barrick Goldstrike Mines vs. EPA, now being heralded as a victory for the mining industry, the U.S. District Court for Washington, D.C., ruled in April that mine operators do not have to report trace metals in waste rocks to the EPA. |
Chemistry World
April 15, 2010
Hepeng Jia |
Shanghai braces for chemical restrictions Restrictions on chemical transportation and use during an enormous cultural exposition - that is hoping to attract 70 million visitors to Shanghai, China - are due to hit the region's chemical sector in coming weeks. |
Chemistry World
September 16, 2014
James Urquhart |
Blaze destroys Nottingham sustainable chemistry lab The GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry at the University of Nottingham's jubilee campus, was under construction and slated to be finished by mid-2015. |
National Defense
June 2013
Stew Magnuson |
Handheld Chemical Cloud Identifier Hits First Responder Market BLOCK Engineering has shrunk a fixed-sight chemical cloud detector down to where it can be carried into the field. |
Chemistry World
December 1, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
US chemical industry wary of facilities danger list The US chemical industry is concerned about the potential impact of a report, released by a liberal think tank on 19 November, which lists the nation's 101 most dangerous chemical manufacturing and water treatment plants |
Food Processing
November 2008 |
MRO Q&A: How to Properly Dispose of Oil Best way to dispose of used oil and other lubricants... Creating a plan to recycle oil waste... The benefits of recycling used oil... |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2011
Michael Johnston |
Investing in Garbage: Global X Launches Waste Management ETF This trash is no garbage for investors. |
National Defense
June 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Chemical, Biological Detectors to Improve First Responder Reaction Two companies are working to cut down the amount of time it takes hazardous material response teams and hospitals to understand what threat they are facing. |
Chemistry World
April 1, 2010
Hepeng Jia |
China Updates Chemical Legislation After a seven-year delay, China has introduced an updated version of its chemical registration and evaluation rules, bringing the country in line with chemical regulation efforts in other parts of the world. |
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
New Database to Help Identify Hazardous Substances As concerns mount about terrorist use of chemical weapons, one company has unveiled a database that will enable firefighters and other first responders to identify unknown substances. |
D-Lib
March 2001
Michele Jacobi |
NOAA/NOS Office of Response and Restoration The Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) is the focal point in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for preventing, planning for, and responding to oil spills, releases of hazardous substances, and hazardous waste sites in coastal environments and restoring affected resources. |
Salon.com
September 18, 2000
Jim Fisher |
Poison PCs Lead, mercury, chromium -- that's what computers are made of. So why aren't electronics makers keeping them out of landfills? |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
Inaction at US Chemical Safety Board criticized The independent agency charged with investigating serious industrial chemical accidents in the US, is being accused of shirking its responsibilities in the face of internal squabbles. |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Consider Some Trash for Your Portfolio Trash collector Waste Management shines, posting a 44% rise in Q3 earnings. |
Fast Company
May 2012
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Progress Report -- Intel Fireball Build an orb that can be tossed inside a burning building to gather information and send it back to firefighters -- almost like a satellite sending data back to NASA. The 1.5-pound Fireball gathers data and uploads it instantly via built-in Wi-Fi. Firefighters can pull up information on an app. |
