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Bombings Bring Back Bad Memories
The Hartford CourantThe deafening blast 50 feet behind Boston Marathon runner Tami Hughes jolted her right back to Sept. 11, 2001. "In the three seconds that it took me to turn around [last Monday], at first I'm like, 'Oh God, did a plane crash into a building?'" said...Tags: Social Media, Philosophy, Chemical Industry, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Religion and Belief
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If not firearms, how about fireworks control?
Let us beat the gun-rights crowd to the punch and agree with them right here and now that firearms aren't the only dangerous devices out there in dire need of greater regulation. It seems that certain types of fireworks may need to be added to that list,...Tags: U.S. Congress, Chemical Industry, Consumer Confidence, Sports, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995)
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Letters: Don't forget the Texas blast
Re "Texas town keeps the faith," April 22 Every time I turn on the news, there's coverage of the Boston bombings. As important as this story is, I am dismayed that so little is being discussed about the explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas....Tags: Explosions, Chemical Industry, Emergency Incidents, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013)
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Rail car with ammonium nitrate didn't cause Texas blast -fire official
ReutersBy Tim Gaynor WEST, Texas, April 23 (Reuters) - A rail car filled with extremely hazardous ammonium nitrate did not cause the fiery explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant, investigators said on Tuesday, in their first statement ruling out possible sources...Tags: Justice System, Chemical Industry, Union Pacific Corporation, Disasters and Accidents, Arson
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Pictures in the News | April 18, 2013
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Texas fertilizer plant owner sued after deadly explosion
ReutersBy Jim Forsyth April 23 (Reuters) - The owner of a fertilizer plant that exploded last week killing 14 people and destroying dozens of homes and an apartment complex in a tiny Texas town is being sued by a single mom and by several insurance companies....Tags: Litigation, Explosions, Justice System, Chemical Industry, Laws
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Experts: Lawn care can be easy and earth-friendly
After a long-anticipated break in the weather and as the last bits of snow melt from lawns this week, Northern Michigan residents are likely gearing up to begin work to foster those cheery, green lawns for summer. Two local experts gave the News-Review a...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Environmental Issues, Lakes and Ponds, Environmental Pollution
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Texas explosion: Probe of blast likened to 'archaeological dig'
WEST, Texas — Authorities told residents here Monday to expect a “slow, methodical” investigation into the explosion at a fertilizer plant last week that killed 14 people and injured scores more, as the town continues to take stock of...
Tags: Explosions, Chemical Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Emergency Incidents
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ANALYSIS-Argentina's soy addiction comes back to bite farmers
Reuters* Toxic cocktail of high inflation, export taxes hurts profits * Country needs more corn cultivation to keep soils healthy * Soy planted on 65 pct of farmland; 50 pct would be ideal * Farmers object to export curbs placed by govt on corn By Hugh...Tags: Exports, Argentina, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, South America
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Food-scrap composting finds a home in Howard
Howard Hord considers himself a chef of sorts, but the food he works with is a little past its prime. Using moldy melon rinds, orange peels and other castoff fruit and vegetables from some Howard County kitchens, Hord is "cooking" the first batches of...
Tags: Ken Ulman, Chemical Industry, Baltimore County, Carroll County (Maryland), Howard County
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Bravery In Texas Disaster Was First Response
Some 1,600 miles away from Boston, first responders in West, Texas, also put helping others above their personal safety last week. Many gave their lives doing that. Of the more than a dozen people who died in the explosion of the West Fertilizer Co....Tags: Chemical Industry, Disasters and Accidents
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Seaweed Farming in the Connecticut Sound Could Help Grow the Economy
A 21st century riddle for you: What's slimy, green and brown, sometimes smelly and disgusting, but also a potentially wonderful anti-pollution tool that's good to eat and could turn into an economic pot of gold for Connecticut? The answer, of course, is...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Stamford, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Pasta
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