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Federal investigators' update on fatal Nitro chemical incident flags safety concerns
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Federal investigators' update on fatal Nitro chemical incident flags safety concerns

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated 54 mins ago

Federal investigators have released an update on their probe of an incident that left two workers dead and, according to the investigators, le…

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Public health risk questions, past violations loom in wake of Peoples Cartage fire
Energy and Environment

Public health risk questions, past violations loom in wake of Peoples Cartage fire

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jul 14, 2026

Officials’ answers have been greatly limited about the public health implications of a massive industrial fire that caused Gov. Patrick Morris…

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EPA targeting chemical safety protections, investigators post-fatal Nitro blast
Energy and Environment

EPA targeting chemical safety protections, investigators post-fatal Nitro blast

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated May 19, 2026

In 2016, the United States Environmental Protection Agency determined that some 177 million Americans could be impacted by chemical disaster “…

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Nitro facility had history of chemical incidents, slashed oversight before fatal blast
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Nitro facility had history of chemical incidents, slashed oversight before fatal blast

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Aug 17, 2026

The Nitro industrial facility where a violent chemical reaction left two workers dead and resulted in at least 19 more people being transporte…

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Belle chemical site had history of incidents, odor complaints prior to latest leak
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Belle chemical site had history of incidents, odor complaints prior to latest leak

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Aug 29, 2025

A Belle chemical manufacturing site where an ammonia leak prompted a shelter-in-place advisory Saturday has a history of incidents that unders…

WV Congress members quiet, advocates loud on Trump aim to ax Chemical Safety Board
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WV Congress members quiet, advocates loud on Trump aim to ax Chemical Safety Board

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Aug 1, 2025

The Kanawha Valley has earned its Chemical Valley nickname for generations, its high concentration of chemical operations leading to incidents…

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WV rollback would cover gas, oil tanks with release histories, millions in capacity
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WV rollback would cover gas, oil tanks with release histories, millions in capacity

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Aug 5, 2026

Aboveground storage tanks nearest to public water intakes that would be exempted from state oversight under a bill passed by the West Virginia…

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WV American Water has charged more for less since Elk River chemical leak
Water Crisis

WV American Water has charged more for less since Elk River chemical leak

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Jan 4, 2024

West Virginia American Water has charged more for less since the 2014 Elk River chemical leak contaminated the water supply of 300,000 people.

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2014 Elk River chemical leak a watershed moment for WV environmental advocacy
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2014 Elk River chemical leak a watershed moment for WV environmental advocacy

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Jan 4, 2024

West Virginia’s 2014 water crisis changed Honey May’s life.

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Water protection measures weakened, ignored since 2014 chemical leak
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Water protection measures weakened, ignored since 2014 chemical leak

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Mar 22, 2025

Two months after a chemical leak from an aboveground storage tank into the Elk River polluted the water supply of 300,000 West Virginians, the…

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