Kraft pulp mills, which have been around for decades, use highly caustic chemicals known as white liquor and high‑temperature, high-pressure industrial processes to turn wood into paper and other ...

Mixing dangerous chemicals with high temperatures and pressure can amount to a recipe for disaster under the right conditions ...

The disaster at the mill in Longview, Wash., which took at least eight lives, was greeted with sadness but not surprise by a ...

A federal Investigation has been launched after a white liquor explosion at the Longview Paper Mill Disaster killed 2 people ...

The process of paper making involves several chemicals that can cause serious injuries if a person is exposed to them.

Authorities in Washington State are investigating a chemical tank failure at a pulp and paper facility in Longview following reports of fatalities and injuries. Emergency and environmental agencies ...

A tank containing a hazardous chemical solution ruptured at a paper and packaging mill ...

The massive tank failure this week at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging mill in Longview released hundreds of thousands of ...

A study finds that replacing natural gas with electric and biomass power, along with improved energy efficiency, could help some pulp and paper mills reach zero net emissions. Researchers began with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ND Paper’s mill in Rumford. Photo by Emmett Gartner. Two of Maine’s largest paper mills are among the dirtiest in the country, ...