Jeff Johnson

Thirty years a journalist, covering chemical accidents, environment. Alicia Patterson, Knight, Scripps Fellowships. Avid biker, safety instructor, DC BAC member

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on leafblowers...how do we enforce the ban...call mpd??

[Jeff Johnson @jeffjohnsondc1]

Does no one remember the millions of dollars DC taxpayers have had to pay for DC police actions in trapping and falsely arresting DC protesters in demonstrations over the past half dozen years? Martin does not, obviously as i listen to his brief news piece today!!

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NUCLEAR POWER is dying globally, says International Energy Agency analysts. To fight climate change, IEA pushes for gov bucks for nukes; others say this sets wrong path and even IEA says nukes can be replaced by repeating past 20-year jump in solar, wind. https://t.co/riMfb8cscv

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Can pulling carbon dioxide out the air save the planet? No, but it might help. A handful of expensive new technologies and a global emphasis on how we use resources would help. The best way still is efficiency and just use less fossil fuels. Cover story:
https://t.co/rsyGevZ1BS

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Natural gas processing plant blows up in Mississippi, shuts down for 6 months. One of 500 like it in U.S. Chemical Safety Board finds nearly identical accident occurred nine times over 17 years at same plant. Nearby residents worry what comes next. https://t.co/qWfEYARc5P

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Death On the Job in Industrial America: The Chemical Safety Board and the endless battle to discover why workers die, what went wrong and how to make sure it never happens again. https://t.co/7Im4Arldlf

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Head of Chemical Safety Board, U.S.’s only industrial accident investigators, bolts for an industry job. Staff complain about leadership, new manager announces overhaul, Trump wants to kill agency. Hard
times to be working in a dangerous industry. https://t.co/eC4Fdf7B19

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EPA chief Pruitt rescinds worker/community safety regulation, re-proposes risk rule. Chemical companies beat him to announce their win. Three years of reluctant effort by federal safety agencies appears dead. https://t.co/L5HpMzzQS6

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ODD PALS—Coal haters and allies in Congress pass bill giving tax incentives for carbon dioxide capture and sequestration technology development and use. Enviros are split. Unlikely to save coal but could aid climate, expand capture to other industries. https://t.co/aqy8QQjkXN

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Hey All. Alicia Patterson Foundation put up my articles on combustible dust explosions and the impact on workers and families, reactive chemicals and the history of @chemsafetyboard, and industrial disasters and discriminatory housing. Check them out at https://t.co/SWuTAWdEJi

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Just setting up my Twitter. #myfirstTweet