Chemical Spill

A USPS Cover-Up? OSHA Probes Sickening Package Mystery

AP | Posted 05.15.2012

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The federal agency that monitors worker safety has opened an investigation into the illness of a U.S. postal worker who became sick a...

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Postal Worker Alleges He Suffered Terminal Illness After Handling Suspicious Package [UPDATE]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Video, Yemen, Bankruptcy, Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, Postal Service, Terrorism, Homeland Security, Wusf, Jeffrey Lill, Chemical Spill, Business News

A postal worker claims that handling a suspicious package is the cause of his terminal illness. The Postal Service itself couldn't disagree more. ...

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WATCH: Hundreds Flee After Deadly Local Chemical Spill

Robin Wilkey | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: California Chemical Spill, Woodland Cannery Spill, Woodland Cannery Leak, Sacramento Chemical Spill, Woodland Cannery, Woodland Chemical Leak, Woodland Chemical Spill, Chemical Spill, Chemical Leak, San Francisco News

On Sunday, a chemical leak at a Woodland cannery sent 40 employees to Sacramento hospitals and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 employees, accord...

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"Look for Self-Help in Time of Disaster, Not the Party"

Xiu Min Li | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Water Pollution, Environment, Communist Party, Chemical Spill, JILIN CHEMICAL PLANT, China, Life, World News
Xiu Min Li

We were visiting Jilin City, in Jilin Province, where a devastating flood pierced through homes, killed hundreds and brought 7,000 buckets of chemicals, some empty, some explosive, into a nearby river.

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Acid Spill In Pennsylvania: 5,000 Evacuated After Hazardous Spill

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Acid Spill, Pennsylvania, Evacuation, Chemical Spill, Home News

WIND GAP, Pa. — A tractor-trailer carrying a dangerous acid overturned on a highway Saturday, prompting authorities to order thousands of reside...

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