Feature
December 2011, Vol. 238 No. 12
Report: E&P Sites Hazardous To Members Of Public, Especially Children
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has released a study of explosions at oil and gas production sites across the U.S., identifying 26 incidents since 1983 that killed 44 members of the public and injured 25 others under age 25, and is calling for new public protection measures at the sites.