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Creosote
DeSoto County Residents Sue CSX Over Contaminants
Dec 16, 2004
| AP
Eight residents of A small southwest Florida community sued CSX Transportation Corp. Thursday, alleging a company facility that treated lumber with...
Wood Pesticide Still Used Despite Hazards
Jun 9, 2004
| Scripps Howard News Service
The hazards of human exposure to the popular wood preservative known as creosote from skin rashes to lung cancer are well known to government...
Judge Rejects Collier Companies' Bid To Toss Creosote Lawsuits
Jun 5, 2004
| Naples Daily News
For the second time in six months, a Collier County judge has rejected requests by two Collier family businesses to dismiss a cluster of lawsuits...
Chimneys Should Be Clean
Feb 10, 2004
| Contra Costa Times
Fires that ignited last weekend in Shawnee County flues or fireplaces spread to damage a house. Firefighters say the blazes illustrate why people...
Wood Stove Blamed In Fire That Killed 3
Jan 27, 2004
| Pioneer Planet
A buildup of creosote in a wood-burning stove apparently caused the fire early Sunday that killed three boys in Princeton, Minn., the fire chief...
Residents Worried By Smell
Dec 3, 2003
| www.11alive.com
Dozens of neighbors in East Point, fearful for their health, turned out for a town mall meeting Wednesday night to discuss what can be done about a...
$450,000 Award Among 29 Settlements Reached In Kerr-McGee Suits
Nov 26, 2003
| Aberdeen American News
The family of man who died after being exposed to chemicals from an Avoca wood treatment plant was awarded more than $450,000 in a settlement.The...
Verizon Agrees To Stop Using Creosote-Treated Poles
Aug 2, 2003
| Times Argus
Telecommunications giant Verizon has agreed to stop placing creosote-preserved poles in Vermont, ending nearly three years of negotiations with local...
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