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Georgia public health board to meet: Infant hearing screening, Hurricane Helene response on agenda
Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here.The board of the Georgia Department of Public Health is set to meet next week for the first time in six months. The nine-member board is ...
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Rockdale County sues BioLab for repeated threats to community after chemical fire
Rockdale County commissioners launched a federal class-action lawsuit against BioLab and its parent company, KIK Consumer ...
The Georgia Chemical Disaster Is a Warning
Officials in Rockdale County, where the fire broke out, have filed a federal lawsuit against BioLab, the company that owns ...
Louisiana industrial plant fined $480,000 for releasing cancer-causing chemicals. What we know
In South Louisiana, DuPont Plant has been fined $480,000 for releasing cancer-causing chemicals. Find out more about the ...
2 workers died in a refinery leak. Months earlier, the company was confronted about lack of transparency
Officials had complained in July that Pemex failed to promptly notify the community about a different chemical leak at the plant. Responding to concerns ... industrial liaison at the Harris County ...
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Waffle House Workers, At the Front Lines of Disasters, Demand More
The 24-hour chain famously stays open come hell or high water (inspiring FEMA’s Waffle House Index), but pays workers as ...