Feds say unsafe power supply caused leak, evacuations around Pa. plant last yearOctober 5th, 2009 Feds: Unsafe power supply caused Pa. chemical leakPETROLIA, Pa.
Colorado loses bid to enforce deadline for weapons destruction at Army depotSeptember 24th, 2009 Colo. loses bid to enforce weapons destructionDENVER — A federal judge has rejected a request from Colorado health officials to set an enforceable deadline for destroying chemical weapons stored at an Army facility outside Pueblo. U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch ruled Tuesday that federal law limits the state's authority to set timelines and deadlines for destroying mustard agent stored at the Pueblo Chemical Depot.
Chemical spill at W.Va. plant sends 1 worker to hospital, triggers lockdown for 200 residentsSeptember 8th, 2009 Shelter order for 200 lifted after WVa toxic spillHUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A factory employee was treated for exposure to a toxic chemical Tuesday and about 200 people were ordered to stay indoors for several hours after a railroad tanker leak.
EPA: Chemical weapons disposal plant properly closedSeptember 1st, 2009 EPA: Chemical disposal plant properly closedHONOLULU — An Army chemical weapons disposal plant that handled nerve gas and other deadly agents has been properly cleaned and closed, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday.
Judge dismisses environmental suit over Army's plan to incinerate chemical weapon stockpilesAugust 19th, 2009 Judge tosses chemical weapons incineration suitWASHINGTON — The Army on Wednesday won a court challenge to its plan to incinerate chemical weapons at storage sites around the country over objections from a watchdog group that says the practice releases toxic pollution. A federal judge threw out the suit aimed at stopping the plan to destroy the stockpiles dating back as far as World War II, required under an international treaty, the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention.
Army Corps finds World War I mustard agent during DC munitions dig, halts excavationAugust 12th, 2009 Army Corps finds World War I chemical, halts digWASHINGTON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is halting its search for World War I-era chemical weapons in a Washington, D.C., neighborhood after workers found an open glass flask containing traces of the chemical agent mustard.
Terrorists may use chemical weapons: Defence MinisterAugust 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Terrorists are getting "more and more aggressive" and can resort to chemical weapons to cause maximum casualties, Defence Minister A.K. Antony warned Tuesday, adding that the Indian armed forces will prepare to counter any such attack.
Antony warns of terrorists resorting to chemical weaponsAugust 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Terrorists are getting "more and more aggressive" and can resort to using chemical weapons to cause maximum casualties, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday, adding that the Indian armed forces will prepare to counter any such attack.
3 reported critical after chemical leak at Mass. disposal company sends dozens to hospitalAugust 3rd, 2009 3 reported critical after Mass. chemical leakNEW BEDFORD, Mass.
Chemical leak at Massachusetts disposal company knocks out 6, sends 26 to hospitalAugust 3rd, 2009 Mass. chemical leak sends 26 to hospitalNEW BEDFORD, Mass. — An official with the Massachusetts Fire Marshal's Office says six people fell unconscious and 26 people were transported to hospitals following exposure to unknown fumes at a trash disposal company.
1 woman dead after 1,800 gallons of ammonia leak near chemical distribution facility in SCJuly 15th, 2009 Official: 1 woman dead after ammonia leak in SCCOLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina authorities say a woman was killed and a half-dozen people taken to a hospital after 1,800 gallons of ammonia leaked from a tanker truck.
Federal jury in Kentucky awards $1.25 million in DuPont chemical leak caseJuly 14th, 2009 Federal jury awards $1.25 million in chemical leakLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal jury has ordered DuPont to pay more than $1.25 million to six people who were injured when fuming sulfuric acid spilled from an eastern Kentucky plant five years ago.
NASA fuels space shuttle Endeavour for leak test, hopes repairs prevent hydrogen seepageJuly 1st, 2009 NASA fuels space shuttle for leak testCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has filled space shuttle Endeavour's fuel tank in a test, and is finding everything to be leak-free.
Truck wreck with hazardous material closes Interstate 40 for 20 miles in NC mountainsJune 24th, 2009 Interstate 40 closed by wreck near NC-Tenn. lineWAYNESVILLE, N.C.
Vapor cloud from 27,000-gallon chemical spill dissipating hours after leak is containedApril 18th, 2009 Vapor cloud from Ohio chemical leak dissipatingDOVER, Ohio — A large hydrochloric acid spill early Saturday at an east-central Ohio plant that makes chemical additives spawned a massive vapor cloud that took hours to dissipate, officials said. No injuries were reported.
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