No New Rules Despite Disaster at West, Texas, Fertilizer Facility
Regulators, Industry at Odds Over What Changes, If Any, Are Needed
April 15, 2014 7:42 p.m. ET
WEST, Texas—A year after a depot storing ammonium nitrate exploded here, killing 15 people, safety rules for the fertilizer remain unchanged around the country—and regulators, industry groups and safety advocates disagree on how much, or even whether, they should be altered.
President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies to review chemical safety rules last year in response to the disaster at West, which left a crater 90 feet wide...
April 15, 2014 7:42 p.m. ET
WEST, Texas—A year after a depot storing ammonium nitrate exploded here, killing 15 people, safety rules for the fertilizer remain unchanged around the country—and regulators, industry groups and safety advocates disagree on how much, or even whether, they should be altered.
President Barack Obama ordered federal agencies to review chemical safety rules last year in response to the disaster at West, which left a crater 90 feet wide...
Mass Injuries Reported in Texas Plant Blast
By MANNY FERNANDEZ and RAVI SOMAIYA
An explosion tore through a fertilizer plant in central Texas on
Wednesday night, causing over 100 injuries and an unknown number of
deaths.
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