The global chemical industry is facing a profound economic and environmental reckoning. Once a model of innovation and economic achievement, it has increasingly become rigid and outdated.

ORANGE Co., Calif (KGO) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday declared a state of emergency in Orange County amid ongoing efforts to stabilize a damaged chemical tank at a ...

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Firefighters are left without any options to prevent the tank, filled with a toxic chemical, from collapsing or exploding. The authorities have urged thousands of people to evacuate their homes. By ...

The threat of a massive chemical explosion has been “eliminated,” fire officials said Monday, marking a turning point in the five-day crisis over a ruptured tank at a Garden Grove aerospace facility.

A large swath of North Orange County is under evacuation orders as emergency crews grapple with a faulty chemical tank in Garden Grove, with one fire official saying the tank will either leak toxic ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The chemical leak that triggered evacuations across a swath of Orange County on Friday is located at GKN Aerospace ...

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The E.P.A. warns that short-term exposure to the compound can cause skin and eye irritation and respiratory issues. By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn Methyl methacrylate, the highly flammable organic ...

A man with short dark hair in a blue suit looks straight ahead as he sits in a room that is out of focus behind him. US Environmental Protection Agency deputy administrator David Fotouhi testifies at ...