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Texas Chemical Explosions: Delayed Regulations Need To Be Enforced Now

 

U.S. PIRG Education Fund
Source: Students Learn Students Vote

Crosby, TX – (ENEWSPF)—August 31, 2017. Two small explosions last night at a Texas chemical facility highlight that existing — but delayed — emergency regulations need to be enforced more strictly at chemical plants.

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Rain from Hurricane Harvey flooded the Arkema plant in Crosby, Texas, damaging its refrigeration system. The plant stores dangerous organic peroxides, which need to be kept cool or they become volatile. The lack of refrigeration…

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