It’s fall, and in Atlanta, that means lots of outdoor fairs and festivals. While weather is the usual culprit when those events run into trouble, this week we’re facing a cloud of chemical gas from a ...
The chemicals produced inside the BioLab facility react with water, which is why there has been a continuous plume coming ...
The chemical fire sent chlorine into the air, forcing schools to close and sending tens of thousands of residents indoors ...
The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency has advised anyone who notices a chlorine odor in the air to ...
Fulton County, Georgia, is feeling the side effects of Sunday's chemical fire in Rockdale County, 20 miles east of Atlanta.
U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson is calling for the closure of BioLab, a chemical plant in Rockdale County that recently caught fire.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is urging people to follow health guidance and limit outdoor activities if they see a chemical ...
The call comes in response to a recent fire that continues to release hazardous chemicals, affecting communities across the ...
The Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University has raised concerns about the potential health and environmental effects from the BioLab fire in Conyers which has been burning since Sunday.
Even though Rockdale County’s nightly shelter-in-place order has lifted, Dana Thompson with the American Lung Association ...
An action level is, according to the EPA, "the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment actions or other requirements." ...
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Heavy smoke was causing low visibility Wednesday along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta as chemicals continued spewing from a chlorine facility, and emergency officials warned that smoke ...