The opaque plumes of noxious smoke billowing out of a Georgia chemical plant are long gone. But the relentless effects of the ...

The owner of a Georgia chemical plant that caught fire has hired its first lobbyists amid scrutiny from the state’s Democratic congressional delegation ...

(AP) — More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place Monday and businesses were told to stay closed a day after a chemical plant fire sent a ...

Officials in Rockdale County, where the fire broke out, have filed a federal lawsuit against BioLab, the company that owns the chemical plant, for negligence. “We are aware of the filing, and we are ...

After a chemical fire left a thick haze and chlorine smell hanging over Atlanta for multiple days, Rockdale County filed a federal lawsuit against BioLab, a division of KIK Consumer Products that ...

Rockdale County will slap BioLab with a lawsuit following a chemical release and fire that erupted last ... exceedances in the community." The shelter-in-place order was lifted for the full ...

Georgia County Says It's Suing Company ... 2016 and 2004 also forcing people to evacuate or shelter in place. Last month's fire at the plant in Conyers, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast ...

FILE - Smoke billows from a fire ... or shelter in place. Last month's fire at the plant in Conyers, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southeast of downtown Atlanta, spread a strong chemical smell ...

Thousands of Georgia ... a chemical haze enveloped communities more than a dozen of miles away. A shelter-in-place advisory was issued for 90,000 people in Rockdale County. The fire chief ...