disasters – Page 69 – People's World

W.Va. disaster culprit Freedom Industries declares bankruptcy

January 22, 2014 By John Case

With $30 million in assets and $3 million in liabilities, Freedom Industries followed a tried and true coal industry tactic of declaring bankruptcy and moving assets to a new company.

West Virginia chemical spill: a predictable water crisis

January 13, 2014 By Angie Rosser

Since the passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, industry has worked diligently to weaken the law's enforcement and oversight.

Amidst 40th anniversary, attacks on Endangered Species Act persist

January 10, 2014 By Blake Skylar

The Act has encountered obstacles and outright attacks, in an atmosphere where climate change and environmental havoc are growing problems.

West Virginia chemical spill causes state of emergency

January 10, 2014 By John Case

More than 100,000 homes, businesses and hospitals in nine counties around Charleston, W. Va., are without water due to a chemical leak into the Elk River, which provides water for an estimated 250,000 to 300,000 people.

North Dakota oil train explosion is another harsh lesson

January 3, 2014 By Blake Skylar

In what was a devastating end to 2013, on Dec. 30, just a mile outside Casselton, N.D., a train carrying oil collided with another train, producing a series of explosions that left 10 cars ablaze.