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In just the last month, two major chemical incidents rocked communities on the West Coast: A 900,000-gallon tank containing a toxic chemical used to make paper collapsed at a Longview, Wash., plant, ...

Exposure to a common plastic chemical before and shortly after birth may have lasting effects on behavior. Researchers found that male rats exposed early in life to DEHP—a plasticizer used in products ...

One person is confirmed dead and nine others are unaccounted for after a Washington state chemical implosion that has proven to be even larger than previously reported. A vat containing around 900,000 ...

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An issue with a valve caused the contents of a chemical storage tank in Garden Grove, California, to overheat, prompting fears of a possible disaster that threatened to expose residents to toxic ...

Crews responding to the chemical emergency at a Southern California aerospace facility discovered what officials described as a possible crack in the unstable tank that may be relieving pressure ...

Experts trying to prevent a tank of hazardous chemicals from exploding in Southern California found a "potential crack" in the container that might be reducing the pressure, a fire official said on ...

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Authorities are bracing for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 40,000 ...