Tag: Materials industry
Evacuation order lifted after Illinois chemical plant blast
ROCKTON, Ill. — Residents near a northern Illinois chemical plant were cleared to return to their homes Friday, four days after officials issued an...
Fire suppression efforts continue at Illinois chemical plant
ROCKTON, Ill. — Fire suppression efforts continued Wednesday at a chemical fire near the Illinois-Wisconsin state line as public health officials lifted an outdoor...
Foam containing ‘forever chemicals’ used against plant fire
A company hired to help extinguish a fire that gutted a northern Illinois chemical plant this week used foam containing toxic compounds that have...
EU court: Czechs want Poland fined for ignoring mine ban
WARSAW, Poland — The European Union's top court said Tuesday that the Czech Republic is pressing for Poland to be fined 5 million euros...
Study: Half of US cosmetics contain toxic chemicals
WASHINGTON — More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada likely contain high levels of a toxic industrial compound linked...
Illinois chemical plant explosion, fire prompt evacuations
ROCKTON, Ill. — An explosion at a chemical plant in northern Illinois sparked massive fires that sent flames and huge plumes of thick black...
Ukraine leader fears US-Russia summit won’t produce results
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s president says he's concerned that this week’s US-Russia summit will not produce concrete results and will leave his country in...
US will revisit Trump-era decision for Alaska rainforest
JUNEAU, Alaska — The federal government announced plans Friday to “repeal or replace” a decision by the Trump administration last fall to lift restrictions...
5 Poles sue government seeking faster steps on gas emissions
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish environmental group says five members of the public are separately taking the government to court this month, to demand...
Polish miners, power workers, protest shift away from coal
WARSAW, Poland — Some four thousand Polish coal mining and power workers protested in Warsaw Wednesday against the gradual phasing out of coal use...