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TheConversationUS@newsie.social ("The Conversation U.S.") wrote:
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board — the agency that investigates refinery fires and chemical explosions to prevent future disasters the way the better-known NTSB investigates plane crashes — is shut down and may soon be eliminated entirely.
Scientists who study chemical disasters say this dangerous move will save the federal government a mere $14 million. https://theconversation.com/refinery-fires-other-chemical-disasters-may-no-longer-get-safety-investigations-265546