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EPA limits chemical accident data citing security concerns

By Chris Hamby

It has been 20 years since Congress included provisions in the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments to inform citizens of risks from factories usin

Federal board concludes current chemical regulations are inadequate

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2002 — The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, nearing the end of a lengthy investigation, has conclude

Excerpts from this story referencing "safety":

"… osal, opposed by Bush campaign donors, which could have expanded workplace-safety regulations covering the group, known as reactive chemicals.Reactive chemi …"

"… to get more reactive chemicals covered under the accident standard.Frumin, safety and health director of UNITE, the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Te …"

"… ogram for handling reactive chemicals had followed “recommended industry safety practices.” …"

Bush administration kills safety regulation opposed by donors

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, April 11, 2002 — The Bush administration quietly shelved a proposal to tighten regulations on a group of hazardous chemicals des

Excerpts from this story referencing "safety":

"… istration abandoned a proposal to address such dangers after the workplace-safety standard it was meant to expand appeared on a “hit list” of 57 regulat …"

"… tributed more than $216,000 to Bush’s presidential campaign.Eric Frumin, safety and health director for UNITE, the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and T …"

"… cut OSHA’s budget by $7.9 million and eliminate 83 jobs at the workplace-safety agency.The budget and personnel cuts are being proposed at a time when evi …"

"… are not covered by PSM can have catastrophic consequences when appropriate safety measures have not been developed and implemented.”Private experts recent …"

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Since 9/11, Koch Industries has fought against tougher government rules on chemical plants

By John Aloysius Farrell, Ben Wieder and Evan Bush

Koch fights tougher government rules despite continuing terrorist threat to chemical plants

Great lakes: Danger zones?

By Sheila Kaplan

A report that top officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thought was too hot for the public to handle

'Retail exemption' shields some fertilizer facilities from stringent safety inspections, rules

By Chris Hamby

An exemption carved out two decades ago allows some fertilizer and other chemical facilities to skirt stricter rules and inspections.