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Poll: Superior residents generally opposed to, unsure of refinery’s use of hydrogen fluoride
Nearly a year after the April 26 Husky Energy refinery explosion and fire in Superior, the city’s residents are split on what to do about hydrogen fluoride, a potentially dangerous chemical used at the refinery, according to survey data released Monday by a local group opposed to the refinery’s use of that chemical. The survey, […]
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Federal judge rules public has right to know about chemical accidents
Ruling may impact what refineries report publicly` Torrance Refining Company. Aerial pics over the South Bay from the Goodyear Blimp. Photo by Brad Graverson/The Daily Breeze/SCNG/02-17-17 A federal judge ruled this week that communities have a right to know what chemicals are released by industrial accidents, the result of a lawsuit filed by a coalition of […]
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4-minute hydrofluoric acid leak reported at Torrance Refining Co. described as minor
An acid leak lasted approximately four minutes at Torrance Refining Co. on Friday afternoon. South Coast Air Quality Management District said in a press release that its personnel received a call at around 3:45 p.m. and responded to a minor leak of modified hydrofluoric acid (MHF) at Torrance Refining Co. on 190th Street in between […]
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5 workers hospitalized after hydrofluoric acid leak at refinery near Delaware
Five people working at a Pennsylvania energy plant less than two miles from Claymont were hospitalized after a chemical leak occurred Wednesday morning. The contract workers’ conditions were not available Wednesday, but they were being treated at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pennsylvania. Hydrofluoric acid is hydrogen fluoride when dissolved in water, according to the Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Hole in valve triggered explosion, fire at Superior, Wis., refinery
Bob King – Duluth News Tribune – Thick smoke poured from the fire at the Husky Enery oil – refinery in Superior, Wis. SUPERIOR, WIS. – A hole in a valve at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior, Wis., caused it to fail last spring, leading to an explosion that injured 36 people and required […]
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Oil refinery operator charged for breaches
A oil refinery operator has been charged with breaching workplace safety laws after two Victorian workers were exposed to hydrofluoric acid leaks. Viva Energy Pty Ltd is charged with 11 breaches of occupational health and safety laws, following separate incidents at its Corio refinery on November 5 and December 4, 2017. The charges, which include […]
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Viva fined for failing fluoride emission target
The EPA has taken local oil refinery operator Viva to court after they released potentially dangerous levels of fluoride into the air. Viva Energy Refining Pty Ltd will pay $31,000 in fines and legal costs, after pleading guilty to four counts of breaching its EPA licence.The Corio refinery is allowed to release 140 grams per minute, […]
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DuPont Clean Technologies Wins “Best Refining Technology”
WILMINGTON, Del. (PRWEB) – Nearly 150 of the downstream processing industry’s leading players gathered recently to find out, and celebrate, the winners of the 2018 Hydrocarbon Processing (HP) Awards. At the awards ceremony, which seeks to recognize and honor the midstream and downstream processing industries’ top innovations and innovators, DuPont Clean Technologies won “Best Refining […]
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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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