Despite containing more than 54,000 pounds of highly explosive anhydrous ammonia, operators of the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas lied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal regulatory agencies in an effort to avoid inspection. The plant was destroyed in an April 17 explosion that killed 14 and injured 160 people, becoming […]
Despite containing more than 54,000 pounds of highly explosive anhydrous ammonia, operators of the West Fertilizer Company in West, Texas lied to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal regulatory agencies in an effort to avoid inspection. The plant was destroyed in an April 17 explosion that killed 14 and injured 160 people, becoming […]