The latest legislation comes into play this year regarding creosote use. The sale of creosote-treated fencing products for agricultural or equine purposes will be deemed illegal. Creosote, derived ...

Houston's plan to relocate people living near a contaminated Union Pacific rail yard in Fifth Ward is a first for the city, but federal authorities have made similar moves across the country — ...

As long as dependency on toxic wood preservatives (used on utility poles and railroad ties) continues—pentachlorophenol (penta), copper chromated arsenate, and creosote—the contamination at treatment ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 7, 2023) An old Kerr-McGee Wood Treatment Facility is still causing health issues among residents in Springfield, Missouri. The former site of pressure-treated railroad tie ...

Wood-treating activities were historically conducted at many areas of the BWP site, including process areas, storage areas, the rail spur that ran along the southern end of the site, and several ponds ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. — A federal class action claims Kerr McGee Chemical Corp., Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Occidental Petroleum Corp., BNSF Railway Co. and International Paper Co. dumped toxic chemicals ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — For decades, industrial plants along the southern branch of the Elizabeth River produced creosote. The preservative was used for wooden poles that would support what was then, ...