ATF Doubles Down on Unscientific Finding of Arson in 2013 West Fertilizer Blast
Like certain politicians, some government agencies just have no shame. Despite widespread condemnation by fire investigation experts and the citizens…
Ammonium Nitrate
Chemical Plant Safety
Chemical Safety Board
Environmental Protection Agency
Process Safety Management
West Fertilizer Explosion
Fertilizer Plant Fire Raises Memories of Tragedy and Regulatory Failures
The Winston-Salem fertilizer plant fire raises difficult questions on our failure to issue adequate regulatory protections for workers and communities…
Court Orders EPA To Implement Chemical Plant Safety Rule
In a stinging rebuke to the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal court has called EPA’s delay in implementing the Obama…
Chemical Plant Safety
Chemical Safety Board
Environmental Protection Agency
OSHA
Risk Management Program (EPA)
EPA Proposes to Rescind Obama Chemical Plant Protections; Puts Residents At Risk
Five years after a catastrophic ammonium nitrate explosion in West, Texas killed 15 persons, destroyed much of the city, and…
Ammonium Nitrate
Chemical Plant Safety
Environmental Protection Agency
OSHA
Process Safety Management
West Fertilizer Explosion
West Texas Explosion: Four Years Later
Dan Zak of the Washington Post has written a long feature article on the impact and aftermath of the West…
Doubt Grows Concerning ATF Conclusion that West Fertilizer Fire was Deliberately Set
Sometimes blogging is like shouting into the wind. All you hear are echos of your own voice. Then silence. But,…
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Environmental Protection Agency
Risk Management Program (EPA)
Trump
EPA “Reconsiders” Whether to Protect Communities Surrounding Chemical Plants
But as the ….government has promoted the [chemical] sector’s rapid growth, it has struggled with its impact on the environment.…
Chemical Safety Board
Congress
Congressional Review Act
Environmental Protection Agency
Process Safety Management
West Fertilizer Explosion
Industry Uses Unproven Arson Claim to Repeal Chemical Safety Rule
Chemical industry representatives are using unproven allegations that a criminal act caused the catastrophic 2013 West Texas explosion to try…