Court Says Trump Administration Must Implement Chemical Safety Rule August 20, 2018 By Timothy Gardner A federal appeals court on Friday ordered the Trump administration to immediately implement an Obama-era chemical safety rule introduced in...
Texas Town Faces Questions After Arson Blamed for Fertilizer Plant Blast May 13, 2016 By Reese Dunklin One question has lingered in the Central Texas farming town of West since a fertilizer plant caught fire in 2013...
County Says Partial Settlement Reached in Texas Fertilizer Blast October 13, 2015 A settlement was reached with families of some victims of a massive West, Texas, fertilizer explosion that killed 15 people...
Texas Bill Would Delay New Rules on Storing Hazardous Chemicals August 7, 2014 By Nomaan Merchant and Paul J. Weber The massive fertilizer plant explosion that killed 15 people last year is unlikely to meaningfully change regulatory or safety rules...
Important Facts about Texas Fertilizer Blast May Be Sealed in Lawsuits July 28, 2014 Valuable health and safety information about the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, could be hidden from the public...
Fertilizer Makers Place Blame on City in West, Texas, Explosion July 28, 2014 Two fertilizer companies sued following a deadly Texas explosion are claiming the small town deserves blame for failing to properly...
Safety Laws Still Lacking a Year After Texas Plant Blast April 23, 2014 By Nomaan Merchant It has been a year since a fire caused a huge explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed 15...
On Anniversary of Texas Fertilizer Explosion, Families Seek Balance April 17, 2014 By Nomaan Merchant Families of the 15 people killed in a massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant have spent the year since...
Industry Pushing Back in Texas Against Fertilizer Plant Safety Requirements April 17, 2014 The state fire marshal wants 46 facilities that store ammonium nitrate in Texas to make safety improvements following the deadly...
West, Texas Schools Receive $20M for Fertilizer Blast Recovery February 13, 2014 A federal agency is granting $20 million to a rural Central Texas town to help rebuild two schools destroyed in...