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Table of Contents (9 articles)
PHILLIPS 66, WOOD RIVER REFINERY ISSUES STATEMENT ABOUT TRAIN CARS' LEAK, PREPARES RESPONSE TO STATE REQUESTS
Tags: us_IL, transportation, follow-up, injury, sulfuric_acid
WOODEN RAILROAD TIES SOAKED IN FLAMMABLE CHEMICAL CATCH FIRE
Tags: us_MO, public, fire, response, flammables
CHEMICAL FACILITY FIRE IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY, SEVERAL CREWS RESPONDING
Tags: us_CO, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
THE STATE SAYS IT IS A PFAS CHEMICAL FOUND IN ONE-THIRD OF WATER SAMPLES.STATE AND REGION
Tags: us_PA, public, discovery, environmental, toxics
PLUME OF SULFURIC ACID VAPORS CREATED BRIEF SCARE AT WOOD RIVER HAZMAT SCENE
Tags: us_IL, transportation, release, injury, sulfuric_acid
FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH HERNDON VAN FIRE, DISCOVER HAZMAT LEAK
Tags: us_VA, public, follow-up, response, hvac_chemicals
RALEIGH'S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RULES DEAL BLOW TO PLAN TO STORE HAZMAT NEAR BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD
Tags: us_NC, public, follow-up, environmental, ethyl_acetate
HARKER HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO REPORTED CHEMICAL SPILL AT TARGET
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
US SUPREME COURT WILL NOT HEAR J&J TALC APPEAL
Tags: us_MO, public, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical, asbestos, dust
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PHILLIPS 66, WOOD RIVER REFINERY ISSUES STATEMENT ABOUT TRAIN CARS' LEAK, PREPARES RESPONSE TO STATE REQUESTS
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/phillips-66-wood-river-refinery-issues-statement-about-train-cars-leak-prepares-response-to-state-requests-50740.cfm
Tags: us_IL, transportation, follow-up, injury, sulfuric_acid
WOOD RIVER - Melissa Erker, Director, Phillips 66-Wood River Refinery, Government and Community Relations Director, released a statement Saturday afternoon about the railroad tank cars that spewed sulfuric acid.
‰??The Wood River Refinery team has been working with the Wood River Fire Department and Norfolk Southern Railroad at the railcar response in the Norfolk Southern Rail Yard," Erker said. "The priority of the Wood River Refinery is the safety of the community and responders, as well as to provide technical expertise for the response. The refinery has been contacted by the IEPA and Illinois Attorney General‰??s office about the incident. The refinery is working to respond to the information requests from the state.‰??
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has referred an enforcement action to the Illinois Attorney General‰??s office against Phillips 66 Company, located at 900 South Central Avenue in Roxana (Madison County).
Between May 28 and May 30, 2021, four railroad tank cars were loaded with spent sulfuric acid originating at the Phillips 66 facility. On June 2, 2021, the tank cars were loaded onto a train on Norfolk Southern Railway and Kansas City Southern Railway rail lines. At approximately 3 p.m., a pressure relief disk on one of the tank cars ruptured and sulfuric acid began venting to the atmosphere. At that time, the train was sitting on the railroad tracks located north of Rand Avenue and east of State Route 3 near Hartford and Wood River. A Kansas City Southern Railway employee was injured during the rupture and was taken to the hospital for treatment and released. During the evening of June 2, two other railcars also began venting sulfuric acid. A fourth rail car began venting the morning of June 3.
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WOODEN RAILROAD TIES SOAKED IN FLAMMABLE CHEMICAL CATCH FIRE
https://www.newspressnow.com/wooden-railroad-ties-soaked-in-flammable-chemical-catch-fire/article_76269956-c62e-11eb-86f9-0f17e098c35c.html
Tags: us_MO, public, fire, response, flammables
A large pile of railroad ties caught fire near I-229 and 6th Street on Saturday causing heavy smoke in the area. The initial cause of the fire is unknown, the fire department began responding before noon.
The ties are wooden panels used to line railroads. This was a pile of old ties that were no longer being used. St. Joseph Fire Inspector Ron Blizzard said the fire was able to build rather quickly due to a chemical used on the wood.
"They're soaked with creosol so they don't rot while they are in the ground and that is very flammable," Blizzard said even though they had to close a lane of the highway due to smoke, there were no concerns surrounding the fire. "It was a pretty good distance away from any buildings or these tanks here for MFA. We got some water on it as quickly as it could to keep it from spreading."
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CHEMICAL FACILITY FIRE IN ARAPAHOE COUNTY, SEVERAL CREWS RESPONDING
https://kdvr.com/news/local/chemical-facility-fire-in-arapahoe-county-several-crews-responding/
Tags: us_CO, industrial, fire, response, petroleum
BENNETT, Colo. (KDVR) ‰?? Arapahoe County Sheriff‰??s Office said an equipment fire is under control at the Crestone Peak Resources oil well fracking facility near Bennett.
Several crews responded to the fire around 1:45 p.m. Saturday.
ACSO closed the road at E. Quincy Avenue and Watkins Road and Watkins Road is also closed three miles north of E. Quincy Avenue. There are no houses within at least a mile radius of the site and no evacuations have been issued.
Aurora Fire, Bennett Fire, and South Metro Fire were on scene. Arapahoe County Sheriff‰??s Office wildland, hazmat and bomb squad were also on site. The fire is too dangerous for fire crews to attack, Arapahoe County Sheriff‰??s Office Public Information Officer Ginger Delgado said.
‰??There are some hazardous materials involved and that‰??s what‰??s concerning firefighters right now, so they‰??re taking it very slowly,‰?? Delgado said. ‰??They‰??re taking their time because of the hazardous chemicals and they‰??re just trying to be extra careful.‰??
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THE STATE SAYS IT IS A PFAS CHEMICAL FOUND IN ONE-THIRD OF WATER SAMPLES.STATE AND REGION
https://pennsylvanianewstoday.com/the-state-says-it-is-a-pfas-chemical-found-in-one-third-of-water-samples-state-and-region/160342/
Tags: us_PA, public, discovery, environmental, toxics
Harrisberg ‰?? Governor Tom Wolff‰??s administration found that the results of state-wide sampling programs are highly toxic chemicals used in products such as non-stick cookware, carpets, foam fire extinguishers, and fast food wrapping paper. Said that it did not show widespread pollution of the drinking water supply by the class.
Of the more than 400 sites tested across Pennsylvania, about one-third were found to contain one of the chemicals, according to a result posted online Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Sites that tested positive were in more than 20 counties.
Two of the results exceeded the federal health recommendation level of 70 trillionths for the total concentration of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl materials, collectively known as PFAS.
One result from an electrical equipment manufacturer‰??s well near University Park Airport, just outside State College, was slightly above the limit. Another result from a well in the Sagertown Autonomous Region of Crawford County was close to three times the limit.
State-wide sampling began in June 2019 and ended in March.
Chemicals have become increasingly detected in public water systems and private wells across the country after the federal government ordered public water systems to test more than 10,000 customers in 2013.
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PLUME OF SULFURIC ACID VAPORS CREATED BRIEF SCARE AT WOOD RIVER HAZMAT SCENE
https://www.kmov.com/news/plume-of-sulfuric-acid-vapors-created-brief-scare-at-wood-river-hazmat-scene/article_826516ce-c585-11eb-8086-0ba6a3afb6fd.html
Tags: us_IL, transportation, release, injury, sulfuric_acid
WOOD RIVER, Ill. (KMOV.com) ‰?? The shelter in place order for hundreds of residents in Wood River expired Friday morning. But a second one was issued for a different area after a plume of sulfuric acid vapors caused a brief scare.
"This morning, there was the concern of the chemical lifting up into the atmosphere in the direction of the wind that caused us to issue another shelter in place for a neighborhood north of where th
The shelter in place order has expired in Wood River.
According to Wells, it's believed that the sun heated some of the vapors that had cooled overnight, causing them to create a plume. He said it dissipated quickly and Route 3 was reopened, and the shelter in place order for a neighborhood known as, "Little Italy," was lifted.
The hazmat situation began Wednesday afternoon. Norfolk Southern Railroad was notified that a stationary rail car containing spent sulfuric acid was over pressurized and venting. The rail car was part of a group of five picked up from the Phillips 66 refinery and staged while awaiting pickup by KCS Railroad. One worker was overcome by the venting fumes. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released. Throughout the night, Norfolk Southern personnel, hazmat crews and local first responders were on scene monitoring and accessing the situation.
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FIREFIGHTERS EXTINGUISH HERNDON VAN FIRE, DISCOVER HAZMAT LEAK
https://patch.com/virginia/herndon/firefighters-extinguish-herndon-van-fire-discover-hazmat-leak
Tags: us_VA, public, follow-up, response, hvac_chemicals
HERNDON, VA ‰?? Hazmat personnel from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department were dispatched Thursday night to Old Town Herndon to assist in the cleanup of a spill caused by a small refrigerant leak.
Fire units responded around 9:01 p.m., to the intersection of Spring and Elden streets in Herndon for the report of a vehicle on fire. They found a fire inside a van, according to public information officer William Delaney with FCFRD.
After extinguishing the fire, crews discovered a leak in a small tank of refrigerant and requested assistance from the Hazmat team, which mitigated the leak, according to Delaney. The leak posed a very minimal risk to the community, he said.
No injuries were reported to members of the public or fire personnel. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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RALEIGH'S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RULES DEAL BLOW TO PLAN TO STORE HAZMAT NEAR BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD
https://abc11.com/jones-sausage-road-livgroup-llc-north-carolina-environmental-justice-netowrk-ncejn/10746289/
Tags: us_NC, public, follow-up, environmental, ethyl_acetate
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A plan to rezone about an acre and a half of land off Jones Sausage Road on Raleigh's southeast side has put the city's new environmental justice initiatives into full focus.
There's a collection of industrial plants on one side of Jones Sausage and residential neighborhoods on the other. Most of the nearby residents make little money and are people of color. The rezoning request to store hazardous material became the first test of Raleigh's new push for environmental equity.
Recent Stories from ABC 11
In this pocket of southeast Raleigh tucked between I-40 and Jones Sausage Road, residents like Virginia Norman have a rocky relationship with their industrial neighbors a few hundred feet away -- like the time a chemical leak scare from one of the plants near her home forced neighbors to shut off their water.
"I don't feel safe. I bathe my children and I cook with this water," Norman said.
Last week, another nearby plant, a company called LivGroup, LLC, which refines raw botanical materials at its site on Conquest Drive appeared before the Raleigh Planning Commission. The company wants to rezone the property to allow for bulk storage of methanol ethyl acetate. It's not a toxic chemical, but it's an ignitable hazardous material.
"Essentially the only reason we are going to the higher (zoning) designation here is to accommodate these (storage) tanks," LivGroup legal counsel Amanda Hambrick told the commission at its May 25 hearing.
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HARKER HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO REPORTED CHEMICAL SPILL AT TARGET
https://www.kxxv.com/hometown/bell-county/harker-heights-fire-department-responding-to-hazmat-situation-at-target
Tags: us_TX, public, release, response, unknown_chemical
HARKER HEIGHTS, TX ‰?? The Harker Heights Fire Department responded to a reported chemical spill that was causing respiratory irritation at Target at approximately 3 pm.
The store, located at 201 E Central Texas Express Way Suite 300 said they would be closed for the time being.
When units arrived on the scene, it was determined that the premises needed to be evacuated with assistance from management in the store.
The incident commander then requested assistance from Killeen Fire Department Hazardous Materials Unit.
One person was evaluated by EMS personnel on the scene but wasn't transported.
At this time, it is undetermined exactly what caused the issue.
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US SUPREME COURT WILL NOT HEAR J&J TALC APPEAL
https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-supreme-court-will-not-hear-jandj-talc-appeal/4013805.article
Tags: us_MO, public, follow-up, environmental, other_chemical, asbestos, dust
Decision means J&J must pay $2.1 billion previously awarded to 22 women who say talc caused their ovarian cancer
Johnson and Johnson (J&J) has officially lost its legal fight to overturn a US court verdict ordering the company to pay $2.1 billion (å£1.4 billion) in damages to 22 women and their families who claim their ovarian cancer was caused by its talc products. On 1 June, the US supreme court rejected the company‰??s request to review the Missouri jury‰??s decision from cases that were combined in a single trial in 2018.
J&J insists its talc powders are safe, but faces nearly 30,000 lawsuits claiming otherwise
In June 2020, an appeals court reduced the jury‰??s original award of $4.7 billion to $2.1 billion. However, J&J lawyers have suggested the decision leaves open matters related to legal procedure that will be relevant for the thousands of further talc-related cases the company is facing. ‰??Decades of independent scientific evaluations confirm Johnson‰??s Baby Powder is safe, does not contain asbestos, and does not cause cancer,‰?? the company added.
In its natural form, some talc contains asbestos ‰?? a known carcinogen. But talc products sold in the US have been asbestos-free since the 1970s. When it comes to whether asbestos-free talc causes cancer, the scientific evidence remains contested.
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