Houston chemical plant leak kills 2, injures at least 35
A chemical leak containing hydrogen sulfide at the PEMEX refinery in Deer Park, Texas, killed two people and injured at least 35 others Thursday night. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a group of workers were working on a flange when an unknown accident occurred and gas began leaking. Deer Park Emergency Management said it […]
McDonald’s Fries Supplier to Shut Down Washington Plant, Lay Off 375 Workers as Fast Food Prices Soar
North America's largest french fry maker will close its Washington factory and lay off hundreds of workers, company officials announced in a recent earnings call. In an Oct. 1 article, Tom Warner, president and CEO of Lamb Weston Holdings, cited “sluggish” restaurant traffic and demand for frozen fries. press release Provides details of business failures […]
Kamala Harris, Emhoff plant tree for Oct. 7 victims with Mideast on edge — as hecklers chant, beat drums nearby
WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff planted a pomegranate tree at the vice president's residence on Monday to commemorate the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. It will be a solemn event amid renewed fears of all-out war in the Middle East, as a noisy protest outside the […]
Ukraine war briefing: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant employee killed in Ukrainian car bomb attack | Ukraine
Employee of Russian-controlled Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine killed in car bomb attack Ukraine's military intelligence said it had punished “war criminals.” Russia's Investigative Committee for Serious Crimes said Andrei Korotkyi was killed Friday morning when a bomb placed under his car exploded near his home in Enerkhodar, where the factory is located. […]
Harris to bash Vance over Michigan EV plant jobs at rally
Vice President Harris plans to slam former President Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) over auto worker jobs at a campaign rally in Flint, Michigan, on Friday, campaign officials said. That's what it means. She will be joined in Flint by United Auto Workers (UAW) President Sean Fein, who announced in July that the union […]
Georgia chemical plant goes up in smoke once again, prompting evacuation
A chemical plant in Conyers, Georgia, quickly turned into an inferno Sunday morning, darkening the sky above the city of about 17,000 with chemical-laden plumes and prompting residents to evacuate. Rockdale County Emergency Management Agency announced As of Monday morning, the county remains closed and continues to advise residents to shelter in place, turn off […]
Fired Boar’s Head workers slam management at Va. plant after 10th death tied to listeria outbreak: ‘wasn’t shocked’
The Boar's Head plant in Virginia that was the source of a major listeria outbreak was a disorganized cesspool that targeted people who spoke out about unsanitary and dangerous conditions, former workers told the Post. Last week, the CDC reported that an unidentified person in New York state became the 10th person to die from […]
BioLab plant fire: More than 90K sheltering in place in Georgia as ‘strong chemical smell’ enters Atlanta area
Officials are now in the Atlanta area following a chemical plant fire east of Georgia's capital city that detected “hazardous and irritating chlorine” in the air Monday and forced the evacuation of more than 90,000 residents. It was reported that there was a strong chemical odor. of Atlanta-Fulton County Emergency Management Agency The agency announced […]
UK’s Final Coal Plant, Steel Furnace Close
Britain's last coal-fired power station and penultimate steelworks closed today. This is the result of the government's strong push for decarbonization, even at the expense of affordable energy and domestic steel production capacity, which is critical to the defense industry. Although they are hundreds of miles apart from each other, two of the last bastions […]
Georgia residents evacuate as smoke billows from at chemical plant
Authorities in Georgia are asking some residents to evacuate after a fire broke out at a chemical plant on Sunday and toxic smoke began to spread. The fire broke out at 5 a.m. Sunday at the BioLab plant in Conyers, about 52 miles southeast of Atlanta, FOX 5 Atlanta reported. According to the company's website, […]