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Saturday, April 20, 2013  Residents of Texas town ready to start recovery from plant blast as soon as authorities allow

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Police: Between 5 and 15 people killed in Texas fertilizer plant explosion; more than 160 hurt

Thursday, December 20, 2012  Councilman Moe Baddourah is hosting a public meeting on efforts to clean up lead contamination at 3 p.m. at the Edisto Discovery Park and Neighborhood Center.

Monday, September 03, 2012  Federal environmental officials will clean up toxic metals found in soil of a Columbia neighborhood.

Monday, August 13, 2012  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contractors have finished their soil sampling work in a Columbia neighborhood that was once home to a fertilizer plant.

Monday, July 30, 2012  Last week, South Carolina health and environmental officials announced that elevated levels of arsenic and lead were found at a Columbia asphalt plant site.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  South Carolina health and environmental officials have found elevated levels of arsenic and lead at a Columbia asphalt plant site.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley arrived in Hartsville Wednesday afternoon to tour the scene of the Agrium US Fertilizer Plant fire.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011  Fire officials say crews from five counties helped battle the blaze through the night at the Agrium Rainbow plant, which is now destroyed.  The fire is expected to burn for the next few days.