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Texas widow pushes for tougher petrochemical safety laws
Linda Hunnings, widow of a Texas City blast victim, campaigns to tighten safety rules and empower OSHA or create a Texas OSHA. She cites BP's fault, federal limits, and industry culture as reasons for stronger enforcement and possible plant shutdowns until fixes are made. Local union leadersback pushes in next year’s session.
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Fluor-Daniel
Linda
Texas Petrochemical
U.S. Chemical and Safety Investigator Board
Hunnings
Federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OHSA
Texas City
West Virgina
Joe Manchin
Manchin
Rick Perry
Texas
OSHA
Texas Commission On Environmental Quality
State Attorney General’s
South Houston
Justice Department
Texas Osha
TCEQ
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Gary Beevers
United Steelworkers Union
Beevers
Janice King
J.E. Merrit
Morris King
Scott Dean
John Bisney
American Petroleum Institute
Rowe
al Belsky
Belsky
Najm Meshkati
University of Southern California