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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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Study Will Measure Quality Of Northern Wisconsin Groundwater
First-Ever Private Well Testing Will Measure Fluoride, Metal Levels In 11 Counties A first-of-its-kind groundwater quality study in 11 northern Wisconsin counties will focus on what’s in the drinking water of private wells. The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute has received a nearly $56,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to […]
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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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Five takeaways: Toxic risks in the Twin Ports
The News Tribune on Sunday took a long, hard look at the use of hydrogen fluoride at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior and other chemical risks in the Twin Ports. Here are five key takeaways to get caught up on the issue. Hydrogen fluoride, also known as hydrofluoric acid, is used to raise the […]
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The risk remains — refinery’s use of hydrogen fluoride not going anywhere fast
Storage tanks damaged by fire frame several refining towers at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior. The refinery experienced a large fire earlier this year that damaged much of the infrastructure at the facility. — Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com1 / 4 As burning asphalt poured a plume of black smoke over Douglas County on April […]
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Ashland: Fluoride on City Council Agenda
Excerpt: … Members of the council, meeting as the Committee of the Whole, heard a proposal from Council Woman Holly George to consider the removal of fluoride from the city’s water supply. The city has added fluoride to city water for many years to help strengthen the teeth of young children, but George, who said […]
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Superior, Wis., residents unsettled a month after refinery explosion and fire
A month after the explosion in Superior, people aren’t sure how safe their soil and air are. Mike Nelson, Associated PressFILE – In this April 26, 2018, file frame from video smoke rises from the Husky Energy oil refinery after an explosion and fire at the plant in Superior, Wis. The mayors of the Lake […]
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Concerns linger in fallout of Husky fire
(Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com) Smoke from the fire at Husky Energy could be seen for miles. More than 100 people turned out Wednesday night at Zion Lutheran Church to hear from scientists and a water protector from the Fond du Lac tribe about the potential lasting effects of a fire April 26 at Husky Energy […]
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In Worst-Case Scenario, Chemical Release At Superior Refinery Would Double Evacuation Area
Entire City Of Superior, Much Of Duluth Would Be Affected A tank containing hydrofluoric acid at the Husky Energy oil refinery recently forced a temporary evacuation in Superior after a series of explosions and fires there. The highly toxic chemical could have prompted an evacuation of more than 25 miles if that tank had been […]
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Superior Refinery Explosion Occurred during Crude Oil Heating, Extraction Process
The initial explosion at a refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, occurred in the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit, according to a senior adviser with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. The FCC unit is a part of the distillation process during which crude oil is heated and extracted to create gasoline and petroleum-based products, […]
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