U.S. Cites 24 Violations in Fatal Blast at Texas Plant in April October 10, 2013 By Mark Drajem The fertilizer facility in Texas that exploded earlier this year, killing 15 people, was cited yesterday by the Occupational Safety...
Further Investigation of Fertilizer Plant Blast Delayed October 10, 2013 The partial government shutdown is delaying the federal investigation of the fertilizer plant explosion in West and efforts to improve...
FEMA Approves Aid For Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast August 5, 2013 By Will Weissert The Federal Emergency Management Agency reversed its previous decision and approved additional funding to help rebuild the small Texas town...
Devastated Texas Town Ponders Schools’ Future July 18, 2013 After a massive fertilizer plant explosion devastated the rural town of West in April, local teachers and administrators did what...
Agency Investigating Plant Blast Finds Lax Chemical Regulation June 28, 2013 By Ramit Plushnick-Masti A federal agency investigating a deadly explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant will tell a Senate committee that regulation of...
Cause of Texas Fertilizer Fire ‘Undetermined,’ Authorities Say May 16, 2013 By Stephanie K. Jones The cause of the fire that triggered the explosions in a fertilizer plant in Texas last month has been deemed...
Lawyer: Texas Paramedic Denies Explosives Charge May 13, 2013 By Christopher Sherman and Paul J. Weber A Texas paramedic arrested on charges of possessing bomb-making material will plead not guilty and had no connection to a...
Authorities Aim to Finish Texas Blast Probe by May 10 May 2, 2013 By Paul J. Weber An investigation should be finished within the next two weeks into what caused a massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer...
Lawsuits from Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast now Total 6 April 29, 2013 The deadly Central Texas fertilizer facility explosion has now spawned six lawsuits, including one from the family of a volunteer...
Some Residents Allowed Back Home After Texas Blast April 22, 2013 By Christopher Sherman and Will Weissert Stranded families growing weary and frustrated since a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion left them barricaded from their battered homes...