Rick Hind News Today

For years, high-risk U.S. industrial facilities fell under a federal anti-terrorism program to ensure their potentially lethal chemicals would not become terrorist targets. But when the program expired last year, something unexpected happened. Veteran chemical industry reporter Jeff Johnson has a behind-the-scenes look at the maneuvering over how best to secure the country’s

One key step is stronger provisions in the update to EPA's Risk Management Program (RMP).

>> do you see states cracking down on local businesses without federal pressure added to it? >> the federal government sets the minimum standards and the states can exceed that anywhere they like. and should, especially in states like west virginia or you look at louisiana or down the river where this mess is going in louisville, kentucky. states can exceed the federal standards by setting more strict standards and many states have done that. and we welcome any state to do that. >> rick hind fro...

In the aftermath of the chemical spill in charleston, west virginia, that left more than 300,000 residents without drinkable water. freedom industries filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on friday. the chemical storage company was behind that spill. and residents in charleston are leery of the official word that the water there is once again safe. chemical spills in this country remain a problem. information about individual chemical incidents is hard to come by. but more than 33,000 chem...