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Safety Engineer: EPA Should Be Required to Conduct Annual Inspections of Oil Refineries
A safety engineer in St. Paul says a 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation has put a spotlight on oil refineries that store a toxic chemical and the federal agency tasked with regulating them. David Sullivan-Nightengale, who has spent the past 18 years inspecting safety equipment in industrial plants for private companies, says the Environmental Protection Agency […]
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Superior Refinery that Stored Toxic Chemical was Never Inspected by EPA Prior to Explosion
The oil refinery that exploded earlier this year in Superior, Wisconsin – triggering a widespread evacuation and fears that a highly toxic chemical could be released into the air – had never been inspected by the federal agency responsible for regulating such facilities, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned. The sporadic oversight of hydrogen fluoride, which is […]
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Lawmakers call for public hearings on hydrogen fluoride at Husky
In the wake of a close call during the Husky Energy refinery fire in Superior this spring, five Minnesota and Wisconsin members of Congress are calling on the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board to hold public hearings in the Twin Ports on the use of a highly toxic chemical at refineries. In […]
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Lawsuit against Superior, Wis., refinery alleges negligence caused April explosion
A lawsuit filed against the owners of the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, Wis., alleges that the company’s negligence caused the spring explosion and fire that injured 36 people and forced thousands to flee the city in a mandatory evacuation. The three plaintiffs allege the evacuation forced them to spend money on things like […]
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Class action complaint filed against Husky Energy
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A class action complaint was filed against Husky Energy and Superior Refining Company in response to the April 26 explosion and fire at their Superior refinery, which prompted the evacuation of most of Superior. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Aug. 20, […]
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Worn valve, iron sulfide possible cause of Husky explosion
A worn-out valve may have allowed air to contact various chemicals within equipment at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior, potentially triggering the April 26 explosion, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board reported Thursday. The explosion occurred within the fluid catalytic cracking unit, which was previously reported. The “factual investigative update” released by […]
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Residents question Council about Husky HF tank
Residents from around the region addressed the Superior City Council about their concerns with the use of hydrogen fluoride at the Husky Energy refinery. Citing a 2011 report by the Center for Public Integrity, Kevin Swanberg of Duluth said it endangers 180,000 people living in the region. “I came here tonight because I am concerned […]
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Local View: Citizens join mayors in demanding safer refinery
The next few months will be critical in deciding the level of risk from a chemical release and disaster that will be allowed to be reimposed by Husky Energy on its workforce and on the citizens of the Twin Ports. The company, no doubt, will be happy to provide volumes of information to the mayors […]
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Op-ed: EPA rule change could harm the Wasatch Front
The Federal Emergency Management Administration considers earthquakes along the Wasatch Fault Utah’s biggest natural threat. Eighty percent of Utah’s population resides within 15 miles of this fault. For better or worse, we have put nearly all our eggs in one very geologically risky basket. Seismologists calculate that there is a nearly 1 in 2 chance […]
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Superior: City officials need to act
In the six weeks since the Husky Refinery disaster, Superior citizens have questions about their safety and the role of the Husky Refinery in Superior moving forward. Silence from the city council has done nothing to answer these questions. It should be noted that the Husky Refinery disaster has not been on the agenda of […]
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