April 30,2010 -The massive oil spill triggered by the massive Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig explosion, fire and sinking into the sea , now threatens the Louisiana coastline. It has been declared as a National Emergency. Large booms are in place near the coastline to arrest the oil spill and prevent it from being washed ashore. … Read more
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Update on the Tesoro refinery fire that resulted in three fatalities and several injuries Washington DC, April 2, 2010 -A four-member investigative team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is deploying to the scene of an explosion and fire overnight in a naphtha hydrotreater unit at the Tesoro refinery in Anacortes, Washington. Three workers … Read more
