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CSB will focus on hydrofluoric acid in refining, Kulinowski says
Philadelphia — The Chemical Safety Board will begin “looking more closely” at hydrofluoric acid in the refining process, CSB interim Executive Authority Kristen Kulinowski said during an Oct. 16 news conference on a June 21 explosion and fire at a Philadelphia refinery. Announcing the release of a factual update and a new animation detailing the […]
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Shapiro, other attorneys general, oppose EPA proposal
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and 12 other state attorneys general sent a letter Monday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging it to scrap a proposed rollback of an accident prevention rule in light of the most recent revelation about the blast at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery earlier this year. The explosion released […]
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EDITORIAL: Philly refinery blast left behind a cloud of questions
No one ever wants to read the headline, “Hydrofluoric acid cloud kills thousands in Philadelphia refinery blast.” According to an investigation from the Chemical Safety Board (CSB) released last week, that headline came closer to reality than we should ever have to contemplate. The CSB reported that 5,000 pounds of lethal hydrofluoric acid was released […]
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Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion hurled 38,000-pound piece of shrapnel across Schuylkill River
NBC10 Philadelphia/CBS.GOV A video still from NBC10 of the V-1 explosion that occurred at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery on June 21. The explosion that destroyed the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in June was so powerful it launched a 38,000-pound piece of equipment across the width of the Schuylkill River, according to a report released […]
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For South Philly residents, new report on refinery explosion prompts more health worries
The thick black smoke over her South Philadelphia neighborhood was enough to make Carol White feel as if she couldn’t breathe. She never had asthma or respiratory issues, but the June 21 explosion at the refinery near her home sent her to the emergency room. White, 60, said she still has chest pains, headaches and […]
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S. Philly refinery blast released 5,000 pounds of a deadly chemical [Hydrofluoric acid]
Philadelphia dodged several potential catastrophes during a dramatic June 21 refinery blast, which released about 5,239 pounds of a deadly chemical and launched pieces of shrapnel as large as a truck hurtling across the 1,300-acre refinery complex, according to federal findings released Wednesday. The disaster at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions complex began with the early […]
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Philly Fire Department personnel no longer at PES refinery site 24/7
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery on August 8, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY) The site of a refinery explosion and fire that rocked South Philadelphia in June and led to the refinery’s shutdown is now under control. That means Philadelphia Fire Department personnel will no longer remain on site 24/7. Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said Tuesday […]
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Shippensburg and Quarryville: A tale of two boroughs
Shippensburg, Pa. — The Shippensburg Borough Council decided to continue its community water fluoridation program despite threats of ending the practice in early September. It was months after the neighboring town of Quarryville voted to nix fluoridation in its water supply, with proponents rallying and lobbying local officials in both Pennsylvania communities. Dr. Davis […]
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Meadville. Fluoride, ground zero: Tour reveals site of contentious water additive process
Meadville Area Water Authority Project Manager Bob Harrington points out different aspects of the fluoride pumping station at MAWA. SHANNON ROAE/Meadville Tribune VERNON TOWNSHIP — The plain brick building off Rogers Ferry Road looks too humble to be home to such controversy. Squat and rectangular, the structure features two overhead doors that can only be […]
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Letter: Fluoride in water benefits our health.
Alarmist article misinforms the public. Editor: “Fluoridated water linked to lower IQs” (Reading Eagle, Aug. 20) does a disservice to readers. The medical, dental and public health communities wholeheartedly support community water fluoridation as a means of reducing dental disease in children. As a dentist, I can state that children who drink fluoridated water have […]
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