Investigation into Erwin plastics plant concludes no criminal actions related to employee flooding fatalities
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has concluded its inquiry into the East Tennessee Plastics factory, where six employees lost their lives in September due to the impacts of Hurricane Helen. They did not find any signs of criminal wrongdoing. Workers’ rights advocates, along with families of the deceased, allege that the plastic company’s practices in […]
CRAIG RUCKER: The UN’s ‘Plastics Treaty’ has a misleading scientific facade
Just when it seemed like the Trump administration’s rollback of climate policies might bring some relief, the United Nations is on track to finalize a legally binding global plastics treaty by year’s end. This treaty is expected to impose new regulations on plastics, which could lead to increased costs. Plastics, derived from oil, are ubiquitous—from […]
Tennessee OSHA issues no citations for Erwin plastics plant where employees died in Helene flood
Floods in eastern Tennessee. (Photo: Brandon Hull/Governor’s Office) The Tennessee Workplace Safety Agency concluded that the East Tennessee Plastics Factory, where five employees died after the Hurricane Helen floods, had “exercised reasonable hard work” in firing employees that day. Tennessee’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) issued a report on the Impact Plastics Factory in […]
