Exxon Hit With $726 Million Verdict Over Benzene and Cancer May 16, 2024 By Tope Alake A jury in Philadelphia found Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for $725.5 million in damages due a former mechanic who claimed...
Chemical Linked to Cancer Found in Acne Creams Including Proactiv, Clearasil March 11, 2024 By Anna Edney Hand sanitizers were tainted by benzene. Sunscreens and dry shampoos too. Now acne treatments are joining the list of widely...
Evacuation Order Lifted in Area Near Indiana Plastics Fire April 18, 2023 RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Indiana lifted a dayslong evacuation order late Sunday afternoon for an area near...
Chief: Indiana Plastics Fire Reduced to a Single Hot Spot April 17, 2023 RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Fire crews working to fully extinguish an Indiana plastics fire have reduced its smoldering areas to...
Study: Cancer-Causing Gas Leaking from California Stoves, Pipes October 21, 2022 By Drew Costley Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study published on Thursday, though they...
Sunscreen Concerns Escalate as Another Potential Carcinogen Found August 9, 2021 By Anna Edney Researchers asked U.S. regulators to pull some sunscreens from the market, including brands such as Coppertone, Banana Boat and Neutrogena,...
Charges Filed After Fire at Texas Petrochemical Facility May 1, 2019 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON — Water pollution charges were filed Monday against a company that owns a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility where a...
Investigators to Begin Hunt for Cause of Texas Petrochemical Disaster April 2, 2019 By Collin Eaton and Erwin Seba U.S. investigators hope this week for the first time to enter the site of a massive fuel fire and chemical...
Chemical Disaster Zone Remains No-Go Zone Two Weeks After Blaze April 1, 2019 By Joe Carroll and Kevin Crowley Two weeks after a chemical storage complex near Houston erupted in flames and menaced tens of thousands of people with...
Firefighters at Houston Chemical Disaster Scrambled for Foam April 1, 2019 By Joe Carroll and Kevin Crowley Firefighters confronted with the worst Gulf Coast industrial disaster in 14 years had to call on outside sources to augment...