After the flood, many people lose everything, and they had no choice but to accept these offers because they couldn’t wait until the lawsuit to follow through, not even guarantee that they will be compensated or win lawsuits. Arnold and Porter had a very intense dispute and negotiation progress with Pittston. That means while when Gerald M. Stern, who’s not only the author but also the one who won the case for the Buffalo creek disaster, just settled the lawsuit for the voting right for African American, found that this case really interesting and decided to take over. Stern found out every possibilities and evidences to prove Pittston was irresponsible for their actions, and pointing out the
After the first cleanup, Scanlan should have noted that the greatest methane danger is when the mine is inactive for a period of time. According to (Hartley & Kenney, 2006), after a long interruption of work, or in a particularly gassy mine, more methane accumulates, and people are killed in this process. However, even more people are killed if safety precautions are neglected. Secondly, Scanlan could have contacted the local news station or newspaper to report the negligence of the mine owners. Prior to the blast, the leaders of United Mine Workers Local 52 wrote to the governor, complaining of conditions in No.
Crisis Management: An Analysis of the 1947 Texas City Explosion Kevin K. Rice Columbia Southern University Abstract Texas City became the site of the worst industrial catastrophe in United States history when two merchant ships, the SS Grandcamp and SS High Flyer, carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded on the 16 and 17 April 1947. The Texas City disaster remains the worst industrial accident in US history. This disaster occurred prior to the realization that government entities needed to have emergency management plans. Since this major accident, major improvements have been made in emergency management ;however, the possibility of a disaster is always relative to the seriousness of the threat. This paper is a recounting of the events surrounding the accident, both before, during, and after.
He was keeping everyone informed in hopes that action would eventually be taken. Scanlan would take it upon himself to investigate why the recommendations were not being addressed only to be faced with the issue of politics being its driving force. The major issue for the dismissal of the reports by the inspectors from the mine in Illinois was politics. (Illinois Labor History Society, 2012) Scanlan resorted to recommending closing down the mine because of the ignoring of his reports by the administrator and officials. The saddest part of the Illinois mine disaster is that 111 lives have been altered forever in order for the government to be “politically correct” instead of doing what should have be done without even thinking of their own positions and how it would affect them.
First let me clear up any miscommunication by giving an accurate detailed timeline about the collapse up to this point. On August 5, 2010 thirty- three copper miners, from San Jose’s mining company, began their day of work just like any other day. As they dug deep into the mine it collapsed
This insulation is known as polyurethane foam insulation. Now obviously the main threat regarding this whole fire was the pyrotechnic failure that occurred. Now this could have resulted from hiring an inexperienced pyrotechincian or it could have just happened from pure bad luck. If this did not occur that night then there would have been no fire that night. Now the other threat was the polyurethane foam they used to insulate the walls and ceiling.
How was this disaster a failure of regulation? What should be done to make regulations more effective, especially when they are politically unpopular with the business community? It was on April 20, 2010 that an explosion killing 11 workers on the platform, caused by a methane gas leak that eventually would sink an oil drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico and set into motion the largest oil spill in the U.S.A. and two days later an oil slick would start to spread at the former site of the oil drilling platform. Weeks after the explosion British Petroleum (BP) did attempted to plug the leak under water but ever attempt failed, they then tried to put a dome like fitting over the valves that were leaking but failed due to the interference of the methane that was coming out, a third plan was enacted to try and pump mud into the well which they called “top kill” but this also
A main character, Terry, was an older middle aged man who worked for himself and built everything he needed on his families land. When the coal companies approached him about strip mining his land, he was left with a difficult decision because his business was not producing like it had in the past. A serious consideration in his decision was whether his house could withstand the blasts that the coal companies would need in order to mine the land to its fullest. In response to his indecision, the surrounding community of his friends, neighbors, and peers held nothing against him while fighting the rights of the coal company to attack their land. Beverly, arguably one of Terry’s best friends was a lead organizer against the coal companies, and they did not argue much over this incident.
Colorado Springs Police Chief Peter Carey said on Friday that two bodies were found in the debris of a burn-out home, marking the first two known deaths from the blaze. Those victims bring to six the number of people who have perished so far this year in a Colorado Wildfire season described by the governor as the worst ever in the state. This story was very interesting to me because not only did it talk about the recent wildfire, but about previously wildfires that had occurred in Colorado, and what the government has done to help out. It is very important during a wildfire to make distinctions when undertaking a critical evaluation. This is why President Obama took the extra steps by going to visit the devastating areas that was affected by the wildfire and then figured out what was the best options for Colorado Springs.
He was the perfect example of social darwinism’s “survival of the fittest” (Lecture 5 Professor Cherron, Jan 21.). He went from rags to riches all by determination, self-motivation, and hard work. Andrew Carnegie understood worker’s rights and even went as far as to defend the union in some cases; however, his workers were not immune to unsafe or unfair working conditions. Working conditions were still extremely dangerous for them, there were many injuries, and the steel company released toxic waste, which led to many illnesses subsequently. The problem however, arises when steel prices by the ton drop.