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Traditional Absorbents vs Permanent Containment...

Paul Routhier

When you're dealing with industrial spills, you've got two main approaches: traditional absorbents that soak up liquids, or permanent containment solutions that lock contaminants away for good. For facility managers...

Traditional Absorbents vs Permanent Containment...

Paul Routhier

When you're dealing with industrial spills, you've got two main approaches: traditional absorbents that soak up liquids, or permanent containment solutions that lock contaminants away for good. For facility managers...

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Lessons Learned: Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy...

Paul Routhier

When we first covered the Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy environmental crisis, few could have predicted just how many critical lessons this single facility would teach the industrial community. The Atlantic...

Lessons Learned: Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy...

Paul Routhier

When we first covered the Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy environmental crisis, few could have predicted just how many critical lessons this single facility would teach the industrial community. The Atlantic...

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Lessons Learned: Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy...

Paul Routhier

When we first covered the Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy environmental crisis, few could have predicted just how many critical lessons this single facility would teach the industrial community. The Atlantic...

Lessons Learned: Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy...

Paul Routhier

When we first covered the Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy environmental crisis, few could have predicted just how many critical lessons this single facility would teach the industrial community. The Atlantic...

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Are You Making These 5 Fatal Spill Response Mis...

Paul Routhier

  When a heated pressure valve pipe failed at Petroleum Fuel & Terminal's Chicago facility in February 2025, it seemed like a straightforward industrial incident. Six thousand barrels of asphalt...

Are You Making These 5 Fatal Spill Response Mis...

Paul Routhier

  When a heated pressure valve pipe failed at Petroleum Fuel & Terminal's Chicago facility in February 2025, it seemed like a straightforward industrial incident. Six thousand barrels of asphalt...

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New EPA Regulations Coming in 2025? Here Are 10...

Ashton Routhier

  The Environmental Protection Agency has rolled out significant regulatory changes throughout 2025 that are reshaping how businesses handle environmental compliance, spill response, and equipment standards. Whether you're managing a...

New EPA Regulations Coming in 2025? Here Are 10...

Ashton Routhier

  The Environmental Protection Agency has rolled out significant regulatory changes throughout 2025 that are reshaping how businesses handle environmental compliance, spill response, and equipment standards. Whether you're managing a...

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Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy Faces Scrutiny A...

Ashton Routhier

  The Atlantic Alumina refinery near Gramercy, Louisiana: America's last remaining bauxite processing facility: is under intense regulatory scrutiny following a major spill into the Mississippi River and a pattern...

Bauxite Refinery Near Gramercy Faces Scrutiny A...

Ashton Routhier

  The Atlantic Alumina refinery near Gramercy, Louisiana: America's last remaining bauxite processing facility: is under intense regulatory scrutiny following a major spill into the Mississippi River and a pattern...