/tags/chemical-spill chemical spill en-US WLRN Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:26:07 GMT /news/2022-03-03/climate-change-threatens-nearly-one-third-of-u-s-hazardous-chemical-facilities The facilities are located in every state, and are threatened by floods, hurricanes and wildfires that can cause dangerous leaks and explosions, according to a federal watchdog. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:26:07 GMT /news/2022-03-03/climate-change-threatens-nearly-one-third-of-u-s-hazardous-chemical-facilities Rebecca Hersher /news/2021-06-03/sri-lanka-faces-an-environmental-disaster-as-a-ship-full-of-chemicals-starts-sinking Beaches are coated with plastic pellets, and a container full of nitric acid has leaked. Sri Lankan authorities are now making preparations for an oil spill. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:59:32 GMT /news/2021-06-03/sri-lanka-faces-an-environmental-disaster-as-a-ship-full-of-chemicals-starts-sinking Laurel Wamsley