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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

Friday, March 22, 2013  The zoo is took orders for its com-poo-st. It is all-natural composted zoo feces; effortlessly produced by the zoo's animals. The compost was given from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Some South Carolina residents are upset about sewage from Charlotte.

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.

Friday, September 02, 2011  Sense of fear from Oklahoma City bombing lingers at 10th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks

Monday, July 25, 2011  Manifesto by Norway attacks suspect includes almost verbatim passages from Unabomber's writing

Saturday, July 23, 2011  Suspect in Norway bombing, shooting bought 6 tons of fertilizer; at least 91 killed

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  There's no doubt about it; the marijuana market is smoking, whether the drug is legal or not. With marijuana now legal in 16 states, the top executive of Scotts, the maker of Miracle-Gro, is considering putting marijuana fertilizer on store shelves. What do you think about it?

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.