PeopleConcernedAboutMIC

MARCH 2010

• 3.31.10 -- Bayer, OSHA settle case over fatal 2008 explosion (by Ken Ward, Jr., The Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage blog)
• 3.30.10 -- Bayer to pay fines over blast that killed two in 2008 (by Ken Ward Jr., Sunday Gazette-Mail)
• 3.26.20 --  Court overturns part of DuPont Spelter case (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette)
• 3.23.10 -- Obama moves to fill Chemical Safety Board seats by (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage blog)
• 3.19.10 -- EPA cites DuPont for deadly phosgene leak (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage blog)
• 3.2.10 -- DuPont update: ‘Safety stand-down’ lifted (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage Blog)

FEBRUARY 2010

• 2.26.10 -- Readers' voice: Feb. 26, 2010
• 2.24.10 -- Bill to cap MIC storage pulled from agenda (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 2.23.10 -- Bayer update: Bill would cap MIC storage (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 2.22.10 -- NEW INFO: Small Leak Reported From Barge at Institute Plant, No Immediate Danger (By Anna Baxter, WSAZ-TV)
• 2.22.10 -- Chemical leak reported at Bayer (Charleston Daily Mail- Police Briefs)

• 2.22.10 -- Bayer reports barge site leak (The Charleston Gazette)
• 2.18.10 -- Biodiesel plant in Institute back on track (by Eric Eyre, The Charleston Gazette)
• 2.18.10 -- Ammonia Gas Leak at WV Plant Undetected for Weeks (Associated Press)

• 2.18.10 -- Dow Chemical reports leaks from two plants (by Ashley B. Craig, Charleston Daily Mail)
• 2.18.10 -- More on Dow Chemical’s two-week leak (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 2.17.10 -- Dow leak went undetected for nearly 2 weeks (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette)
• 2.12.10 -- Chemical Board plant access problems nothing new (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 2.8.10 -- Kanawha changes ambulance policy on chemical plants (By Rusty Marks, The Charleston Gazette)
• 2.8.10 -- Bayer announces shakeup at Institute plant (By Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette)
• 2.7.10 -- DuPont Belle update: Plant still doing safety review (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 2.7.10 -- Is Bayer on schedule for reducing MIC inventory? (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 2.7.10 – Bayer replaces Institute plant manager (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 2.7.10 -- Bayer planning announcement about Institute plant (by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette – Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 2.5.10 -- Byrd criticizes DuPont over leaks at W.Va. plant (WCHS-TV)

JANUARY 2010

DECEMBER 2009

• 12.3.09 -- 25 Years Ago: Bhopal MIC Leak Sparked Changes in Kanawha Valley (The State Journal)

NOVEMBER 2009

• 11.2.09 -- Ohio River leads nation in toxic discharge: Environmental group releases study of waters(by Jody Murphy, Parkersburg News and Sentinal)  View the full report here.

OCTOBER 2009

• 10.29.09 -- New US law bars chems from using security to impede probes (Source: ICIS news)
• 10.29.09 -- Science academy may study Bayer MIC stockpile  (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette) 
• 10.28.09 -- Congress to fund major study of Bayer and MIC (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette, Sustained Outrage Blog) 
• 10.25.09 -- No injuries in Bayer chemical leak (by The Associated Press)
• 10.21.09 -- Byrd and Rocky IV: ‘Bayer bill’ passes Senate (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette, Sustained Outrage Blog) 
• 10.14.09 -- Study Shows Plastics a ‘Robust’ Player in W.Va. Economy (by Mike Ruben, WVNS-TV)
• 10.8.09 -- Chemical Safety Board taking still more heat (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette, Sustained Outrage Blog) 
• 10.2.09 -- More heat focused on Chemical Safety Board (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette, Sustained Outrage Blog) 

SEPTEMBER 2009

• 9.28.09 -- PEER report: OSHA falling down on health inspections (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette, Sustained Outrage Blog) 
• 9.15.09 -- Chemical safety: Board backing off tough standards?  (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette, Sustained Outrage Blog) 
• 9.3.09 -- Bayer Takes Step to Rebuild Trust (The State Journal)

AUGUST 2009

• 8.28.09 -- One year later: Bayer, MIC and Institute (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette, Sustained Outrage Blog) 
• 8.26.09 -- Bayer to cut Institute plant's MIC stockpile by 80 percent (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette) 
• 8.26.09 -- Bayer: ‘Significant announcement’ today in Institute (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette Sustained Outrage Blog) 
• 8.26.09 -- Plant to Cut Production of Toxic Chemical (by Sean Hamill, NY Times)
• 8.26.09 -- Some Glad Bayer Reducing MIC Levels (by Atish Baidya, WCHS-TV)
• 8.26.09 -- Community Reacts To Bayer's MIC Announcement (by Kristen Sell, WOWK-TV)
• 8.26.09 --  Bayer to Reduce MIC by 80% at Institute Site (by Mike Waterhouse; Will Jones; Associated Press, WSAZ-TV)
• 8.9.09 -- Plant safety: Curb the hazard (Editorial,Charleston Gazette)
• 8.8.09 -- Bayer blast report not expected until next year: Investigators looking into need for MIC stockpile(byKenWard Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 8.7.09 --Chemical leaks: New rules for reporting released(byKenWard Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 8.6.09 --Bhopal gas disaster's legacy lives on 25 years later (by Mick Brown, Telegraph [UK])
• 8.5.09 --Taking an Extra Step to Ensure Safety in the Chemical Valley (Amanda Barren, WSAZ-TV)
• 8.5.09 --Bayer blast update: Open letter to Chemial Safety Board(byKenWard Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 8.4.09 --‘Green goo’, DuPont and clarifying the facts(byKenWard Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 8.4.09 --Aug. 4: DuPont responds to story about Spelter(Opinion Letter, Charleston Gazette)
• 8.4.09 --USW Withdraw from Talks with American Petroleum Institute, Oil Industry (United Steelworkers of America)
• 8.3.09 --Chemical Plants Could Be More Safe (New York Times editorial)
• 8.2.09 --Union Carbide says exec not to blame for Bhopal (Associated Press)
• 8.1.09 --Wife: NY man wanted in Bhopal gas leak 'haunted'(Associated Press)
• 8.1.09 --Bhopal Gas Leak Suspect 'Haunted' (ABC News, by Frank Eltman, Associated Press Writer)

JULY 2009

• 7.29.09 --Chemical valley: Who is protecting the residents? (Part 3)(byKenWard Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 7.29.09 --Report on Bayer's First Drill Since Deadly Explosion to be Finished this Week (by Mike Waterhouse, WSAZ-TV)
• 7.29.09 --Area Chemical Plant Reports Leak Two Days after it Happened (WOWK-TV)
• 7.29.09 --Authorities Say WV DuPont Plant Waited to Report Chemical Leak (WHSV-TV)
• 7.28.09 --DuPont reports chemical leak -- two days later(byKenWard Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 7.28.09 --U.S. Labor Department's OSHA national emphasis program targets workplaces that release highly hazardous chemicals(PRNewswire-USNewswire)
• 7.21.09 --Bayer non-secrecy bill passed by Senate panel(byKenWard Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 7.12.09 --Sens. Rockefeller and Byrd Champion Amendment to Protect Information Access(by:Clem Guttata, WV Blue blog)
• 7.10.09 --Bill calls for studying elimination of MIC at Bayer (byKenWard Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 7.10.09 --Byrd, Rocky IV get Bayer language in budget bill(byKenWard Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 7.6.09 -- Review sought of toxic chemical used by Bayer (Political blog: The greatest Political events in the World)

JUNE 2009

• 6.26.09 -- CSB to Begin Chemical Release Reporting Rulemaking (Occupational Health & Safety Online)

• 6.22.09 -- Drill scheduled today set to test Bayer's emergency plan (byCaraBailey,Charleston Daily Mail)
• 6.11.09 --Bayer workers exposed during pipe maintenance(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 6.10.09 -- Bayer update: Stonewalling featured in CSB video (by Ken Ward Jr., Charleston Gazette Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 6.10.09 --2 WVa explosions featured in safety video(Associated Press, printed in The Charleston Daily Mail)

MAY 2009

• 5.31.09 --COMMENTARY: MIC storage at Institute, WV: A Ticking Bomb (by Nancy Swan -Special to Huntingtonnews.net)
• 5.28.09 -- Bayer: Valley ‘not endangered’ by August explosion (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 5.27.09 -- Manchin signs weakened chemical reporting bill (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 5.26.09 -- Chemical board: Check out the updated Website (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 5.22.09 --Institute Explosion: Bayer CEO Disputes Congress Findings(Special to Huntingtonnews.net)
• 5.21.09 --MIC update: Bayer sticks to its guns (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 5.20.09 --W.Va. State faculty wants MIC gone from Bayer(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 5.17.09 --NY Times editorial on Bayer, chemical safety(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 5.17.09 --Chemical Plant Safety (New York Times editorial)
• 5.15.09 --Institute Explosion: Bayer CEO Disputes Congress Findings (Coalition Against Bayer Dangers - Media Release)
• 5.15.09 --Bayer update: ALCU weighs in on safety and secrecy(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 5.15.09 -- Chemical industry to work for more safety (byJonathan Lynn, Reuters)
• 5.15.09 --UN Official Challenges Chemical Industry: Cleanup of old inventory, recommendations for phasing out substances, money sought (byCheryl Hogue,Chemical & Engineering News)
• 5.15.09 --How to Abuse Post 9/11 Anti-Terrorism Laws (by Seth DiStefano)
• 5.14.09 --Byrd on Bayer and chemical safety(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 5.13.09 --Public Risks from Chemical Facilities Aren't Just Theoretical (Society for Environmental Journalists)
• 5.13.09 --Byrd Wants To Know Who's In Charge(Metro News)
• 5.13.09 --Bayer and MIC: Other pesticides getting scrutiny(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 5.12.09 --Pesticide ban won't affect Bayer plant in Institute(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 5.11.09 --Bayer knew MIC monitors were broken before blast(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 5.11.09 -- Runaway Reactions: Bayer accident details reach public as safety board, Congress release preliminary investigation results (byJeff Johnson, Chemical & Engineering News)
• 5.11.09 -- MIC: Carper keeping the heat on Bayer CropScience (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette - Sustained Outrage Blog)
• 5.8.09 -- Bhopal victims lobby US Congress for action (Washington AFP)
• 5.7.09 -- CHAT REPLAY: Bayer CropScience Opens Doors to Media (by Amanda Barren, WSAZ)
• 5.7.09 -- Bayer wants 'new day' with Kanawha Valley (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 5.7.09 -- Bayer seeks 'start of new day' (by GeorgeHohmann, Daily Mail Business Editor)
• 5.6.09 -- CSB: Bayer Explosion Caused by Runaway Chemical Reaction (by Laura Walter, EHS Today: The Magazine for Environmental, Health and Safety Leaders
• 5.5.09 -- Fallout Continues From The August 2008 Bayer CropScience Explosion (by Sarah Lieu, The State Journal)
• 5.5.09 -- Letter to the Editor: Chemicals force people from Valley (by Regina Hendrix)
• 5.4.09 -- Review sought of toxic chemical used by Bayer (by Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press)

• 5.4.09 -- House and Senate Committees Request Full Review Of Bayer’s Continued Use Of Toxic Chemical (Press Release)

• House Energy & Commerce Committee website
• Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation website

• 5.4.09 -- Jay, Waxman call for deeper probe of Bayer MIC (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 5.3.09 -- MIC 'day tank' emerges as Institute safety threat (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 5.1.09 --BHOPAL SURVIVORS (WCHS)
• 5.1.09 --Teens from India Visit Kanawha Valley to Discuss Bhopal Chemical Leak (by Kallie Cart, WSAZ)
• 5.1.09 --Bhopal residents bring MIC warnings(by Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette)

APRIL 2009

• 4.30.09 -- Bayer Must Lessen Risk, Increase Trust (Editorial)
• 4.30.09 -- Investigators Find Fault With Bayer CropScience (by Gretchen Mae Stone, The State Journal)

• 4.30.09 -- Bayer has not filed written followup report on 2008 explosion(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 4.30.09 --Bhopal survivors to speak Friday night at WVSU (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 4.29.09 -- Bayer tank that blew up in Valley lacked permit (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 4.27.09 --Public Meeting Reveals Monitors Not Working, Explosion Close to MIC: WVSU Professor Tells HNN MIC Must Go(byTony Rutherford,Huntingtonnews.net Reporter)

• 4.27.09 -- Bayer chemical plant a catastrophe in the waiting (by Brannan Lahoda, Opinion Editor, The Daily Athenaeum)

• 4.27.09 --Security Dispute Reaches Congress(byJeff Johnson, Chemical & Engineering News)
• 4.25.09 --Safety lapses led to fatal blast at Bayer: 'Runaway reaction' killed 2 men in 2008 at Institute plant (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)

• 4.24.09 -- "Tell the Public We Have an Emergency" (Decision Makers)
• 4.24.09 -- Bayer: Hiding danger (Charleston Gazette editorial)
• 4.24.09 -- Community looks for answers in Bayer explosion (by Erica Peterson, WV Public Radio)
• 4.24.09 -- Bayer: Marginalizing chemical plant safety?(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette “Sustained Outrage” blog)
• 4.24.09 -- Kanawha Valley Residents Sound Off on Bayer (by Gretchen Mae Stone, The State Journal)4.23.09 -- Chemical Safety Board meeting in Institute (WVaBlue Blog by Clem Guttata)
• 4.23.09 -- Safety Panel Cites Errors in Blast at Chemical Plant (by Sean D. Hamill, NY Times)
• 4.23.09 -- Bayer: MurderousBullies (Blog by Hippie Killer)
• 4.23.09 --Residents turn out to blast Bayer for explosion, secrecy(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 4.23.09 -- Serious lapses at Bayer led to fatal blast, report says (by Cara Bailey, Charleston Daily Mail)
• 4.22.09 -- Yeager Airport evacuated after bomb scare (by Cara Bailey, Charleston Daily Mail)
• 4.22.09 -- Bayer plant lacked key air monitors, investigators found(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 4.22.09 --Bayer Unit Tried to Limit Blast Disclosures (byJARED A. FAVOLE, Wall Street Journal)
• 4.22.09 --Federal prosecutors to look into Bayer explosion(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 4.21.09 --Bayer safety lapses 'could have eclipsed Bhopal'(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 4.21.09 --Lawmakers Say Chemical Company Withheld Information About Explosion(by Matthew L. Wald, NY Times)
• 4.21.09 --Committee: Bayer engaged in campaign of secrecy (by Frederic J. Frommer, Associated Press)
• 4.21.09 --Capitol Hill lawmakers question Bayer's motives (By Elizabeth Wynne Johnson, WV Public Radio/Capitol News Connection)
• 4.18.09 --Chemical Principles(Interview with U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman John Bresland, On The Media)
• 4.18.09 --Bayer meeting to be held Thursday evening(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 4.17.09 --House Panel to Hold Hearing on Bayer Plant Explosion (WSAZ, byAssociated Press)
• 4.17.09 --Local officials to testify about Bayer explosion(byAssociated Press)
• 4.17.09 --CSB Announces Panel Participants for April 23 Public Meeting on 2008 Bayer CropScience Accident in Institute, West Virginia (CSB Press Release)
• 4.16.09 --Our view on public safety: Security smokescreen hinders chemical plant inquiry (by USA Today OpEd)
• 4.16.09 --Opposing view: We balance safety, security(USA Today OpEd by Mary Landry)
• 4.15.09 --What Should The Public Know?(byJeff Johnson, Chemical & Engineering News)
• 4.13.09 --Weakened chemical leak bill passes(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette “Sustained Outrage” blog)
• 4.13.09 --Accident Data Okay For Release(byJeff Johnson, Chemical & Engineering News)
• 4.10.09 --Chemical valley: Who is protecting the residents?(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette “Sustained Outrage” blog)
• 4.10.09 --DEP to cite Dow over foam in Kanawha River(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 4.10.09 --Small chemical leak reported in South Charleston (by Staff Reports, Charleston Gazette)
• 4.10.09 --Mason County water plant upgraded to treat C8(byAssociated Press)
• 4.9.09 --Foam in Kanawha River investigated(by Rusty Marks, Charleston Gazette)
• 4.8.09 --WestVirginia: Meeting onBlast(by Sean Hamill, NY Times)
• 4.7.09 -- Obama To Release Toxin Data Early(byAliya Sternstein, NextGov.com)
• 4.6.09 -- Coast Guard has blocked information in wake of Bayer explosion(Charleston Gazette)
• 4.4.09 -- A win for the public’s right to know (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette “Sustained Outrage” blog)
• 4.3.09 -- Rocky IV to Coast Guard: Let the sunshine in on Bayer (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette “Sustained Outrage” blog)
• 4.3.09 --Rockefeller Urges Immediate Action on Bayer Chemical Explosion (by Sandra Cole, The State Journal)
• 4.2.09 --Chemical safety: Risky management by EPA(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette “Sustained Outrage” blog)

MARCH 2009

• 3.31.09 --Air quality to be tested at four W.Va. schools(ByTheAssociated Press)Click here for the USA Today report!!! It's alarming!!! :Toxic Air and America's Schools
• 3.29.09 --Trying to LimitDisclosureon Explosion (by Sean Hamill, NY Times)
• 3.28.09 --End of an Era: Union Carbide building brought down (by Veronica Nett, Sunday Gazette-Mail)
• 3.28.09 --Symbol of Chemical Valley Buckles(WCHS Radio 58)
• 3.26.09 --Bhopal's health effects probed(by Gaia Vince, BBC News)
• 3.26.09 --Kanawha Valley emergency guidelines updated(byAssociated Press)
• 3.20.09 --OSHA comes through …(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 3.19.09 --Toxic emissions drop in West Virginia, U.S.(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette) --- while the
• 3.18.09 -- Kanawha to get chem-leak path predicting (byRustyMarks,Charleston Gazette)
• 3.14.09 --Probing the Bayer blast(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 3.14.09 -- Safety board secrecy?(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 3.14.09 --Meeting set to probe August explosion at Bayer plant in Institute(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 3.13.09 -- Congressional committee to look at WVa plant blast (byAssociated Press)
• 3.13.09 -- Chemical board schedules meeting on Bayer explosion(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 3.13.09 -- CSB to Hold Public Meeting in Institute on Fatal Explosion at Bayer Cropscience (WOWK)
• 3.13.09 -- Chemical Safety Board Ready to Present Bayer Findings (WCHS)
• 3.12.09 -- MIC in Institute: What’s old is new again (by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 3.10.09 --Safety Board Retreat: Citing antiterrorism law, Bayer pressures Chemical Safety Board to cancel public meeting on fatal accident (by Jeff Johnson, Chemical & Engineering News)
• 3.5.09 --Don’t call us — not right away, at least(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette “Sustained Outrage” blog)
• 3.4.09 --Sub-committee reaches decisions on industrial accidents, nuclear energy(by Erica Peterson, WV Public Broadcasting
• 3.3.09 --Open letter to the Chemical Safety Board(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 3.3.09 --Chemical safety?(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 3.2.09 --Battling for Bayer?(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)

FEBRUARY 2009

• 2.28.09-- Secrecy of Plant Authorities Has Residents Questioning Was It Almost an India Déjà Vu at Institute Plant in August?(by Tony Rutherford,Huntingtonnews.net)
• 2.28.09--EPA penalizes Bayer Company fined $112,500 for pollution violations(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 2.28.09 --Bill Requires Factories, Plants to Notify Officials During Emergency (by Walt Williams, The State Journal)
• · 2.27.09--Bayer cited, fined in fatal explosion at plant in August(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• · 2.27.09--Bayer Plant Cited for 13 Serious Violations Including Safety Issues:What Impact on MIC Unit?(by Tony Rutherford,Huntingtonnews.net)
• · 2.26.09--Bayer Plant Cited for Fatal Explosion (WSAZ, Associated Press reports)
• · 2.26.09-- Bayer's Secrecy Started with Their 911 Call (byCeleste Monforton,Confined Space @ TPH,Environmental Health,Occupational Health & Safety,Preparedness,Safety)
• · 2.26.09--Bayer cited for serious safety violations in explosion(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• · 2.26.09-- Safety board should meet on Bayer blast, Carper says(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• · 2.26.09-- ANALYSIS: Post 9/11 Law Used by Institute Plant to Stop Revelation of MIC Dangers by US Chemical Safety Board at Public Forum: Similar Delay Tactics Stalled Litigation Over Terrorist Attacks(by Tony Rutherford,Huntingtonnews.net)
• · 2.26.09-- Violations Issued Following August Bayer Plant Explosion (WOWK)
• · 2.26.09-- Feds Fault Bayer CropScience for Plant Explosion(by Walt Williams, The State Journal)
• · 2.26.09-- W.Va. Bayer plant cited for fatal explosion (byTheAssociated Press, Charleston Daily Mail)
• · 2.25.09 --Board cancels hearing under Bayer pressure -- Public meeting was for discussion of MIC storage(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• · 2.21.09 -- Bayer CropScience to hire 20 as pesticide demand rises (byEricEyre, Charleston Gazette)
• · 2.15.09 -- Non-toxic chemical leaks at Institute plant(by Associated Press)
• · 2.15.09-- Bayer reports small leak (Fromstaff reports, Charleston Daily Mail)
• · 2.12.09 -- Manchin asks W.Va. to plan, not panic over economy (by Lawrence Messina, Associated Press)
• · 2.6.09 --MIC on ‘24′ — Oh, no(by ex-Senator Vic Sprouse -- blog)

JANUARY 2009

• 1.23.09-- Volunteer firefighters get funds for gear from county (by Cara Bailey, Charleston Daily Mail)

DECEMBER 2008

• 12.30.08 -- Local Economic Impact of Dow Deal Failure Unclear: ; Kuwait Pulls Out of Petrochemical Project (by Paul Nyden, Charleston Gazette)
• 12.21.08 --Group upset about EPA deal with Bayer(by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette)
• 12.8.08-- Kanawha County Tweaks Shelter-in-Place Procedures After Explosion (WSAZ, Mike Waterhouse)
• 12.4.08 --Bhopal mourns gas victims(Central Chronicle)

NOVEMBER 2008

• 11.26.08 --Post 9/11 Chemical Plant Confidentiality Impacting People Against MIC Activists(by Tony Rutherford,Huntingtonnews.net)
• 11.21.08 --Economic downturn spilling into W.Va. Toyota, Bayer plants announce layoffs(byTheAssociated Press)
• 11.20.08 --Bayer to cut 70 jobs in New Martinsville(byTheAssociated Press)
• 11.20.08 --Supreme Court denies another Bayer appeal(ByAndrewClevenger, Charleston Gazette)
• 11.17.08 --Bayer exec hopeful that Obama won't be a pain for business(USA Today MONEY)
• 11.18.08 --Bayer's behavior doesn't reassure(Op Ed Commentary by Maya Nye, Charleston Gazette)
• 11.10.08 --W.Va. Dems test green politics, but coal an issue(by Tom Breen, Associated Press)
• 11.6.08 -- State Supreme Court denies Bayer tax appeal(byAndrewClevenger, Charleston Gazette)
• 11.3.08 --U.S. court reinstates Bhopal water pollution case(Reuters)

OCTOBER 2008

• 10.27.08 --Bayer Communication Issues Continue, County Officials Say(WSAZ)
• 10.24.08 --Dupont reports small acid leak(Charleston Gazette)
• 10.24.08 --Chemical Leak Reported at DuPont Plant, All Clear Given(WSAZ)
• 10.21.08 --SA works for better communications with Bayer(Charleston Gazette)
• 10.14.08-- Second IAM Member Dies from West Virginia Explosion (International Association for Machinists)
• 10.12.08 --Second Bayer employee dies from August explosion(Charleston Gazette)
• 10.12.08 --2,500 Flee Chemical Leak In Western Pa.(CBS News)
• 10.11.08 --Second Bayer employee dies from August explosion- Scott Finn, Charleston Gazette
• 10.11.08--Second Bayer Explosion Victim Dies (WSAZ, Associated Press reports)
• 10.9.08 --Groups demand W.Va. plant dismantle chemical pilesby Tom Breen, Associated Press Writer
• 10.9.08 --Bayer apologizes for poor communicationsby Ken Ward, Jr, Charleston Gazette
• 10.3.08 -- Metro 911's New Emergency Tool (WSAZ, by Will Jones)

SEPTEMBER 2008

• 9.28.08 --Bayer blast response under scrutiny by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette
• 9.24.08 --Bayer a good neighbor? - Maya Nye, Op Ed Commentary, Charleston Gazette
• 9.8.08 --Bayer Chemicals Were 'Hazardous' -- by Tony Rutherford, Huntington News
• 9.4.08 -- 'I'm only allowed to tell you that we have an emergency in the plant'by Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette

AUGUST 2008

• 8.30.08 -- Institute plant's safety history is rockyby Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette
• 8.30.08 -- Bayer blast a stark reminder of chemical dangers in Kanawha Valley by Ken Ward, Jr. and Rusty Marks, Charleston Gazette
• 8.29.08 -- Investigation begins in blastby Ken Ward, Jr., Charleston Gazette
• 8.29.08 -- Shelter-in-place order for much of western Kanawha County by Staff Reports, Charleston Gazette
• 4.3.06 --Back Inherently Safer Technology(byLois R. Ember, Chemical & Engineering News)

OTHER RELATED NEWS LINKS:

• Disturbing statistics onToxic Air and America's Schools(December 2008 - USA Today)

MISCELLANEOUS

• Click here for YouTube news clips.
• Click here to read letters sent by WVSU PresidentHazoCarter to the chemical plants dated back to 1989.
• Click here for the latest onKen Ward, Jr.'s (and others) blog "Sustained Outrage"
• House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Oversight and InvestigationsRead the hearing testimony and evidence.
• CLICK HERE TOREAD BAYER'S COMMUNICATION STRATEGY FOR PCMIC
• LIVE CHAT about the Bayer CropScience Explosion wih Ken Ward, Jr. on TUESDAY, APRIL 28th @ 10:30am

RECENTLY ADDED:

• 8.22.08 -- Learning From Experiences(by Stone, Gretchen Mae,The State Journal)
• 5.7.09 -- Hawk’s Nest Tunnel Disaster, WV: Worst Industrial Disaster in U.S. History(Biot Report #622, Suburban Emergency Management Project)
• 5.1.09 -- Bayer Pesticide Plant Disaster, 2008, Institute, West Virginia(Biot Report #619, Suburban Emergency Management Project)
• 5.2.09 --Chemical Industry Culture: Piercing the Veil(Biot Report #620, Suburban Emergency Management Project)
• 4.28.09 --Irate Crowd Fills Public Meeting for Chemical Safety BoardReport of August, 2008 Explosion at Bayer CropScience ThatKilled Two Workers(Front Lines, United Steel Workers publication)