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Today in eco-history: Deadly Texas City disaster

April 16, 2014 By Special to People’s World

On April 16, 1947, a fire broke out aboard a freighter igniting approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate (a compound used to make dynamite) in the ship's hold. Texas City exploded.

U.S. covered up massive PCB contamination at Okinawa base

March 25, 2014 By Susan Webb

U.S. military officials did not report the contamination to Japanese authorities, and did nothing to alleviate the contamination.

Chicago residents fight to shut down petcoke operations

March 18, 2014 By David Bender

Truth is stranger than fiction, so don't be surprised that the Koch Brothers, BP, and a web of multinationals have been hedging bets and kicking up dust on an industrial corridor of working-class neighborhoods between Chicago...

Major Duke Energy ash spill turns Dan River gray

February 5, 2014 By Art Cook

Duke Energy and local officials assure residents that the water is fine. End of subject. But the crisis isn't over.

Keystone XL report: some unions for, some against

February 4, 2014 By PAI

The department released its environmental impact statement on the project, which would transport 830,000 barrels of oil daily from Alberta's tar sands to refineries of the U.S. Gulf Coast. There are 30 days for public comments.