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Chemical spill brings W.Va. capital to standstill
2014-01-11 23:26:13| Grocery - Topix.net
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A chemical spill left the water for 300,000 people in and around West Virginia's capital city stained blue-green and smelling like licorice, with officials saying Friday it was unclear when it might be safe again for even mundane activities like showers and laundry.
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No bull: Roosevelt trucking company faces fine for manure spill
2014-01-10 21:12:05| Waste Management - Topix.net
A photo taken by the TriCounty Health Department shows hoses running from a Winterton Trucking livestock trailer to the manure-holding pond that overflowed into a tributary of Dry Gulch Creek on June 5, 2013.
Coal Chemical Spill Contaminates Drinking Water Prompting State of Emergency in West Virginia
2014-01-10 17:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Residents of nine counties in West Virginia have been told not to use or drink their water after a chemical used by the coal industry spilled into the Elk River on Thursday. Gov. Tomblin (D-WV) declared a state of emergency as more than 100,000 customers, or 300,000 people, are without safe drinking water. The chemical, 4-Methylcyclohexane Methanol, used to wash coal of impurities spilled from a tank at Freedom Industries into the Elk River, contaminating the drinking water for more than 300,000...
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West Virginia chemical spill: What is 4-methylcyclohexane methanol?
2014-01-10 13:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: A West Virginia chemical spill into the Charleston-area Elk River Thursday has closed schools, businesses, and left up to 300,000 people without water in nine counties across the state. President Obama issued an emergency declaration for the state of West Virginia, and officials are urging West Virginians of affected areas not to use tap water, which has been contaminated with a chemical used to clean coal. "Due to the nature of the contamination, it is not safe to use the water for any purpose,"...
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BPs Kurt Mix defence lawyers blame elevator conversation for verdict in Gulf oil spill trial
2014-01-07 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Defence lawyers for a former BP drilling engineer, Kurt Mix, who was convicted by a federal jury of obstructing an investigation into the company's 2010 Gulf oil spill, claimed that jurors engaged in misconduct that warrants a new trial.
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