Abstract Technological and economic development have influenced the amount of post-production waste. Post-industrial waste, generated in the most considerable amount, includes, among others, waste related to the mining, metallurgical, and energy industries. Various non-hazardous or hazardous wastes can be used to produce new construction materials after the “solidification/stabilization” processes. They can be used as admixtures […]
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Documents show Superior oil refinery knew about equipment issues years before 2018 explosion
WPR A plume of darks smoke rises from the refinery fire in April 2018. Bob King/Duluth News Tribune ‘This valve had been known to leak’: Documents show Superior oil refinery knew about equipment issues years before 2018 explosion The blast injured workers and caused a mass evacuation. Investigators found no evidence key equipment had been […]
Group targets Husky Energy in public safety initiative hoax on anniversary of Husky refinery explosion
A member of the group called it an elaborate hoax meant to direct attention to the danger of hydrogen fluoride A group going by the name Modest Proposals posed as Husky Energy as it unveiled a fake public safety initiative on Tuesday, which marked four years since the Husky oil refinery explosion. Photo courtesy of […]
Hydrofluoric acid release at Mandan Refinery quickly contained, officials say no threat to public Hydrofluoric acid release at Mandan Refinery
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – Crews at the Mandan Refinery quickly stopped a hydrofluoric acid release Monday morning. It happened at around 8 a.m. Company officials say the release was isolated and nobody was hurt. Morton County emergency responders say they do not believe the incident posed a threat to the public. The cause of the […]
Seven Years Later— A Progress Report: Eliminating The MHF Refinery Threat
The seventh anniversary of the explosion at the Torrance Refinery was marked by a burst of activity aimed at finally phasing out use of modified hydroflouric acid, which could have killed thousands of residents if the explosion had happened just a little bit differently. But that phase-out would already be well under way if not […]
Unionists and Climate Activists in a Fight Over Job Protection
THE ENVIRONMENT – It’s been more than six years since lax safety management led to an explosion at ExxonMobil’s oil refinery in Torrance, California. Worse than the accident itself, the blast nearly caused a major humanitarian catastrophe in Los Angeles County’s crowded South Bay: Heavy debris from the explosion narrowly missed hitting alkylation tanks containing hydrofluoric […]
Reformer Radio: Marathon v. the Teamsters
Workers at the oil refinery in St. Paul Park say the plant’s owner, Marathon, has put them on a path to catastrophe. “Safety’s kinda went on the backburner.… Especially now that big corporation Marathon owns us. It’s pretty much corporate greed over safety,” said Matt Foss, a fire mechanic and rescue squad lieutenant who’s worked […]
2 Injured in Hydrogen Fluoride Leak at Marathon’s Galveston Bay Refinery
Marathon Petroleum Corp. is investigating what caused a toxic chemical release that injured two workers on May 4 at a Texas City oil refinery, a spokesman said, as the U.S. industrial safety watchdog also began looking into the incident. A release of hydrofluoric acid at the 585,000-bpd refinery on Texas’ Gulf Coast prompted workers and […]
Shelter-in-place order lifted in Texas City after hydrogen fluoride detection at Marathon Refinery
The shelter-in-place was for the area around Marathon’s Texas City refinery. GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — A shelter-in-place order was issued for about an hour Tuesday for a portion of Texas City. The City said a “chemical release from the industry sector” caused the order to be issued. It was lifted at about 5 p.m. It […]
3 years after Superior refinery blast, beleaguered federal agency has yet to release investigation as backlog grows
A one-person board, staff turnover and attempts to cut the agency creates backlog of investigations The Husky Energy refinery in Superior burns as seen in this aerial photo taken April 26, 2018. (Bob King / File / News Tribune) It’s been nearly three years since the Husky Energy refinery in Superior exploded, and nearly […]