Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

The nation’s refineries are plagued by equipment failures and sometimes-fatal accidents that in many cases could have been prevented.

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"… en out of the unit and was already on his way to Skagit Valley Hospital in Mount Vernon, Washington. By the time his parents and his 32-year-old sister, Amy, arri …"

Club 100: Over 100 Americans gave more than $100,000 to state political parties

By Robert Moore

WASHINGTON, November 21, 2002 — Political party organizations will never do business quite the same way again. ...

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"… manufacturing interests (asphalt, concrete, and textiles.) The company’s Mount Vernon Mills is one of the largest denim producers in the United States. He donat …"

Smithsonian inventory in disarray, but museum says it didn’t lose Washington’s bed

By Ben Wieder

Smithsonian struggles to keep track of American treasures, including Washington's bed

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"… George Washington once slept there.But the bed Washington returned to his Mount Vernon estate hasn’t been treated with quite the same care. The Smithsonia …"

"… general's list are "parts of George Washington's bed from his residence in Mount Vernon, which have been missing for decades," but the museum disputes that they a …"

"… l Museum of American History’s collection, the bed parts are actually at Mount Vernon and were never transferred to the museum, it said.But the report also foun …"

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Clean Air Act case brings $1 million penalty

By Alice Su

The EPA issues a $1 million fine against a global plastics producer for alleged Clean Air Act violations in Alabama and Indiana.

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"… ral community best known for hosting Alabama’s annual Okra Festival, and Mount Vernon, a town of just under 6,700 nestled in the southernmost tip of Indiana.The …"

"… rting known violations. SABIC agreed to the penalty to settle the case.The Mount Vernon plant recently won several environmental awards. In 2011, the National Pol …"

"… cs to Saudi Arabia’s largest public company, SABIC, for $11 billion. Its Mount Vernon location was founded in 1960 as GE’s first plastics facility and remains …"

"… diana since the early 1990s, when the plant belonged to GE.In 1999, GE’s Mount Vernon plant ranked as the fourth-highest toxic chemical release source in Indian …"