2026 Institute, West Virginia chemical disaster
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On April 22, 2026, a chemical release of [[hydrogen sulfide]] occurred at a silver [[catalysis]] plant owned by Ames Goldsmith Corporation in [[Institute, West Virginia]], killing 2 workers and sending as many as 30 to the hospital, including one in critical condition.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-chemical-leak-aa346adfcb6fecaad91f189b676c06bb |title=Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 19 to hospital, officials say |work=Associated Press}} The site was in the process of shutting down operations and it is believed that a chemical reaction during a cleaning in preparation for the closure created hydrogen sulfide |
On April 22, 2026, a chemical release of [[hydrogen sulfide]] occurred at a silver [[catalysis]] plant owned by Ames Goldsmith Corporation in [[Institute, West Virginia]], killing 2 workers and sending as many as 30 to the hospital, including one in critical condition.{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-chemical-leak-aa346adfcb6fecaad91f189b676c06bb |title=Chemical leak at a West Virginia plant kills 2 people and sends 19 to hospital, officials say |work=Associated Press}} The site was in the process of shutting down operations and it is believed that a chemical reaction during a cleaning in preparation for the closure created hydrogen sulfide.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/chemical-emergency-west-virginia-deaths.html |title=2 Are Dead After ‘Chemical Emergency’ at a West Virginia Plant |work=The New York Times}} |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Institute is home to the [[historically Black colleges and universities|historically-Black]] [[West Virginia State University]] and multiple chemical plants, which have had a number of chemical incidents in their history and has caused concern from [[environmental justice]] advocates.{{Cite web|last=Mullin|first=Rick|title=The rise of environmental justice|url=https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/rise-environmental-justice/98/i32|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Chemical & Engineering News|language=en}} |
Institute is home to the [[historically Black colleges and universities|historically-Black]] [[West Virginia State University]] and multiple chemical plants, which have had a number of chemical incidents in their history and has caused concern from [[environmental justice]] advocates.{{Cite web|last=Mullin|first=Rick|title=The rise of environmental justice|url=https://cen.acs.org/environment/pollution/rise-environmental-justice/98/i32|access-date=2020-09-10|website=Chemical & Engineering News|language=en}} |
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