Two workers were injured after a magnesium fire triggered an explosion at an Illinois chemical plant, prompting a hazmat response and shelter-in-place order.

Aldex Chemical employs 18 people, and has been operating for 34 years. It specializes in the manufacturing of resins and synthetic rubber that is used in waste-water treatment plants. The plant has ...

Two people were injured in an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in Ottawa, Illinois.

The Trump administration's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is targeting chemical safety protections that loom large in West Virginia in the aftermath of a fatal chemical facility incident ...