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Kentucky governor issues state of emergency after a train derailed and spilled chemicals in a small town, forcing evacuations
On Wednesday, a train derailed in an eastern Kentucky town, spilling molten sulfur that caught on f…
Julia Pugachevsky
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What's the deal with the green sludge spilling onto the streets of Manhattan?
Tourists and locals told Insider they had no idea what the green liquid was. "It's definitely not g…
Maria Noyen
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Philadelphia residents clear shelves of bottled water after officials warn of chemical spill in the Delaware River
A spill of "latex product" contaminated a tributary of the Delaware River late Friday night, Philad…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Philadelphia residents are snatching up bottled water after 8,100 gallons of toxic chemicals spilled into the Delaware River
An Insider reporter found empty shelves. Officials said there is no evidence that Philadelphia wate…
Charles R. Davis
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Norfolk Southern has erased $5 billion in market value since the Ohio train derailment spilled toxic chemicals into East Palestine
"We believe the potential cost for the East Palestine derailment could be between $30 million to $5…
Matthew Fox
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China's economy is flailing. Here's how its problems could spill into global markets.
China has long had an outsized impact on global growth - but with its economy sputtering, its probl…
Phil Rosen
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I'm an EPA worker who's responded to more than 100 toxic spills and chemical fires, and I'll never forget one that got my adrenaline going
Oil spills harm the environment. As an EPA employee, I explain the risks and issues caused by toxic…
Catherine Boudreau
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Photos show an Argentinian lagoon turning pink after an apparent chemical leak
A lagoon in the Patagonian province of Chubut turned a striking pink color last week. Experts blame…
Sinéad Baker
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A couple in Georgia had a 'fairy tale' wedding organized by staff at a hospital where the groom was being treated for severe chemical burns
Preston Cobb was airlifted to the Augusta Burn Unit after he slipped in hot molten salt that was 1,…
Maria Noyen
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A cargo ship carrying chemicals that has burned for 13 straight days off Sri Lanka is now sinking, and could create a devastating oil spill
The Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearl caught fire on May 20, and has spilled some chemicals and mi…
Sinéad Baker
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A train that derailed in Montana spilled hundreds of cases of Coors Light and Blue Moon beer into a nearby river
A train that derailed near Paradise, Montana and sent several cars into a river was carrying mostly…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Residents are reportedly getting sick in Ohio town where train derailed with toxic chemicals: 'It's pretty bad'
Authorities also purposefully burned chemicals left in derailed cars over concerns of a possible ex…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of toxic soil removed from the site of the East Palestine train derailment crashed, spilling its contaminated cargo
The train derailment in East Palestine displaced people for weeks after a Norfolk Southern train cr…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Tar balls are appearing on San Diego beaches, possibly linked to the pipeline breach in southern California
Earlier this week, a pipeline breach off the coast of southern California spilled more than 125,000…
Lauren Frias
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Residents are filing class action lawsuits against the train company whose freight train derailed and unleashed a toxic cloud of chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio
One lawsuit filed against Norfolk Southern Railway Company in federal court claimed that the train …
Azmi Haroun
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Wildlife officials have found more than 100 birds covered in oil after Hurricane Ida caused a spill at a refinery
Alligators, river otters, and nutria - large, semiaquatic rodents - have also been found covered in…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Rural Ohio is facing comparisons to Chernobyl after a massive chemical leak caused by a train derailment. Here's what the disaster really has in common with the nuclear accident.
Although the intense imagery suggests Ohio might have a mini Chernobyl on its hands, the scale of C…
Hannah Getahun
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How to clean a bathtub without using harsh chemicals
Harsh chemicals can scratch or damage many types of bathtubs. All you need to clean yours is dish s…
Jackie Perrin
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What do you do when your country tortures you? Syrian refugees are finding a landmark pathway to justice in German courts.
Former Syrian intelligence officers were convicted in a landmark war-crimes case in Germany. Former…
Charles Davis,Insider staff
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Toxic chemicals have spilled into the air in Louisiana due to Hurricane Laura — but air monitors died, making the danger unmeasurable
Residents of Lake Charles, Louisiana, were told to shelter in place after a fire at a chlorine plan…