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Derailed Train in Kentucky Causes Chemical Leak and Sparks a Fire
Jan 2 2026 // A derailed CSX train leaked a flammable chemical and sparked a fire in a rural part of southern Kentucky on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a shelter-in-place order that was later lifted for nearby residents. No...
Verlan Files Subrogation Suit Against Georgia Chemical Plant After $20M Payout on Fire
Dec 9 2025 // About 5 a.m. on Sept. 29, 2024, an employee at the Bio-Lab chemical warehouse outside Atlanta heard a popping sound, a tell-tale sign that stored chemicals had come in contact with water and were reacting. Within 90...
Explosion at Mississippi Chemical Plant Causes Ammonia Leak, Evacuations
Nov 7 2025 // An explosion at a hydrogen and nitrogen product manufacturer in Mississippi on Wednesday caused an ammonia leak and forced nearby residents to evacuate, officials said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said in a post on the...
Viewpoint: Are PFAS the New Asbestos? Getting Ahead of Forever Chemical Risk
Nov 3 2025 // Perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the synthetic “forever chemicals” found in everything from firefighting foam to food packaging, are shaping up to be one of the most urgent emerging risks...
Washington Supreme Court Restores $185M Monsanto Chemical Leak Verdict
Oct 30 2025 // A U.S. court reinstated a $185 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto unit over chemical contamination at a Washington state school on Thursday. The Washington state Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that...
Chemical Board Investigators Digging Into Fatal Tennessee Explosives Plant Blast
Oct 28 2025 // The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is deploying investigators to Tennessee this week, now that federal ATF teams have completed much of their work at a military explosives plant that blew up Oct. 10...
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