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Region's emergency officials urge benefit of new warning systems

...National Oceanic and Atmos pheric Administration at schools and public facilities for all civil emergencies, including chemical spills and dam failure? A massive database with thousands of addresses and Face book sites for individuals, hospitals...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-03-31/regions-emergency-officials-u
New disaster plan gains approval

...There are even sections covering sinkholes, mudslides and riots.The riskiest events, however, are tornados and chemical spills."In the Natural Hazards category respondents ranked Tornado/Windstorm Hail as the highest community risk, followed...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2012-07-09/new-disaster-plan-gains-
No damage detected from Savannah River chemical spill

A broken fitting was blamed for a chemical spill in which 2,700 pounds of ferric chloride solution entered a storm drain that eventually empties into the Savannah River at South...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-09-20/no-damage-detected-savannah-r
Gov. Deal shakes up Natural Resources board

...Atlanta's drinking water. He has often been the only member at meetings to raise concerns about the DNR response to chemical spills and question agency enforcement of regulations.Budd told reporters after the meeting that he would have steered...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2012-01-25/gov-deal-shakes-natural-
Environmental group blasts DNR board

...which the group says is threatened by construction of a coal-fired power plant.OTHER FISH KILLS, such as the chemical spill in Athens in June 2010 that killed thousands of fish in a tributary to the Oconee River, could have been included...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2011-12-07/environmental-group-blasts-dn
Filmmakers bring Graniteville history to life

...has seen its share of hardship the past few years.Residents experienced the devastation of a train accident and chemical spill in 2005 that killed nine people and the loss of jobs from Avondale Mills' closing.Despite the grim incidents...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2011-07-06/filmmakers-bring-gran
Section 4 timeline

...best known state politicians: Robin Williams, Charles Walker and Linda Schrenko.2005A January train crash and chemical spill in Graniteville kill nine.In May, James Brown takes his bows on Broad Street as a life-sized statue is dedicated...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/225/2010-08-29/section-4-timeline
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Little harm in Athens chemical spill

ATHENS, Ga. -- Runoff from a chemical plant fire last week turned the water blue miles downstream, but "did not have a significant impact on the North Oconee River," the state Environmental Protection Division says.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2010-08-03/little-harm-athens-chemical-
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Democrats bank on platform of change

...The chlorine spill, which killed nine people and caused hundreds of injuries, was considered the second largest chemical spill in the state's history. "They reached a settlement that provided relief for over 3,000 victims," according...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/10/12/met_551527.shtml
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Path off River Watch for emergencies only

...train derailment trapped people on one side of the tracks. Mr. Cassell said the 2005 Graniteville train wreck and chemical spill, which killed nine people and forced officials to evacuate thousands, has caused officials to look at areas where...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/10/03/met_550488.shtml
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