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Tag: chemical

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As Lawsuits Over Texas Chemical Disaster Add Up, Advocates Blame Arkema And Rules Regulating It

Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune

Posted on March 30, 2018 · Two counties, dozens of first responders and hundreds of neighbors claim in court documents that the Arkema chemical manufacturing plans committed negligence. Environmental advocates say lax industry regulations exacerbated the disaster.

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Hurricane Harvey’s Toxic Impact Deeper Than Public Told

Associated Press / LISE OLSEN of the HOUSTON CHRONICLE

Posted on March 22, 2018 · More than a half-year after Hurricane Harvey flooded America's largest corridor of energy and petrochemical plants, records show the storm's environmental assault was more widespread and severe than authorities publicly acknowledged

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Harris County Sues The Arkema Chemical Plant In Crosby

Travis Bubenik / REESE DUNKLIN, AP

Posted on November 16, 2017 · In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the Harris County Attorney's Office says Arkema Inc.'s facility in Crosby violated Texas environmental laws by releasing toxic chemicals during flooding and fires, sickening responders and residents

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1119: An Old Book of Recipes

Engines of Our Ingenuity

Posted on March 2, 2016 · Episode: 1119 Lee’s Priceless Recipes: How to make everything from lipstick to dynamite Today, a book tells how our great-grandparents did things.

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 3046: A Billion Year Storage

Engines of Our Ingenuity

Posted on February 23, 2016 · Episode: 3046 Chemical Energy Storage that is Billions of Years Old Today, a type of storage that is billions of years old

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Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1100: Chemical Analysis and Medicine

Engines of Our Ingenuity

Posted on January 29, 2016 · Episode: 1100 In which 16th century physicians turn alchemy into modern chemistry Today, medicine leads us to modern chemistry.

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