Surging floodwater and panicked prayers: How a workday at a Tennessee plastics factory turned deadly
An NBC News investigation and timeline reveals how events quickly and dramatically unfolded amid a "one-in-5,000-year flood." ...
Video shows flooded Impact Plastics parking lot at 10:54 a.m. on Sept. 27
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Scientists create plastic that degrades 15 times faster than paper in the sea
WHOI researchers discovered that foamed CDA, a bioplastic, degrades 15 times faster in seawater, making it the fastest ...
Scientists find first evidence that dolphins are inhaling microplastics, according to a new study
Scientists have found microplastics in the breath of bottlenose dolphins. It’s the first evidence that marine mammals could ...
Family of Factory Worker Who Died in Hurricane Helene Flooding Sues, Claims Bosses Were Able to Leave and Survive
Johnny Peterson, 55, was among at least five employees at Impact Plastics in Erwin, Tenn., who died while trying to evacuate ...
Family of Tennessee factory worker killed in Helene floodwaters files lawsuit against employer
The family of one of the five workers who was killed after Hurricane Helene flooded the town their factory is located in on ...
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Impact Plastics hit with $25M lawsuit over death of employee during Helene
The daughter of an employee of the Impact Plastics plant in Erwin who was killed during Hurricane Helen filed a $25 million ...
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2024's Notable Leaders' take on plastics, sustainability
Our second annual Notable Leaders in Sustainability includes profiles of 12 highly qualified individuals whose careers are ...
Texts from Impact Plastics worker to daughter show how long workers were in the factory amid flooding: ‘Can’t get out... I love u alllll'
Text messages between an Impact Plastics supervisor and his daughter show workers were still at the factory long after flood ...