West Fertilizer Explosion Archives

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Fertilizer Plant Fire Raises Memories of Tragedy and Regulatory Failures

Feb 4, 2022 Jordan Barab

The Winston-Salem fertilizer plant fire raises difficult questions on our failure to issue adequate regulatory protections for workers and communities…

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Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff

May 17, 2018 Jordan Barab

Michaels to Musk: Manage safety at Tesla and production will fall into line: Former OSHA head Dr. David Michaels has penned…

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5th Anniversary of West Fertilizer Explosion: Lessons Learned and Not Learned

Apr 17, 2018 Jordan Barab

Five years ago tonight a fire broke out at the West Fertilizer company in West, Texas. Emergency responders rushed toward…

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West Texas Explosion: Four Years Later

Oct 13, 2017 Jordan Barab

Dan Zak of the Washington Post has written a long feature article on the impact and aftermath of the West…

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Doubt Grows Concerning ATF Conclusion that West Fertilizer Fire was Deliberately Set

Aug 2, 2017 Jordan Barab

Sometimes blogging is like shouting into the wind. All you hear are echos of your own voice. Then silence. But,…

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Dispatches From the Front Lines Of Worker Safety and Health: Short Stuff

Aug 2, 2017 Jordan Barab

EPA Suffers From Shortage of Common Sense: Attorneys General from 11 states — New York, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,…

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Industry Uses Unproven Arson Claim to Repeal Chemical Safety Rule

Apr 3, 2017 Jordan Barab

Chemical industry representatives are using unproven allegations that a criminal act caused the catastrophic 2013 West Texas explosion to try…

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