SWAINSBORO ― Russ Yeomans’ tree farm spans 2,500 acres in rural Emanuel County, and the property’s “showplace” is a lakeside outdoor party area complete with a firepit the size of an MMA octagon and ...

The coroner of Cowlitz County confirmed the cause of death of 10 of the 11 workers who perished last month in the worst industrial accident in the state’s modern history. By Anna Griffin Ten of the 11 ...

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There is something inescapably peculiar about a “West Side Story” in which Riff cannot snap very well. The oddness of this detail encapsulates the serviceable version of this American classic now ...

Over the weekend, the names of the 11 people who died in a paper mill disaster in Longview were released. The scope of the tragedy has sparked concerns about the lasting impact on this Southwest ...

The Longview paper mill disaster drew attention to the chemistry of "white liquor," the caustic mixture used to separate lignin from cellulose. Surprisingly, the sulfide chemistry that helps turn wood ...

Eli Imadali / OPB The last bodies that remained inside a Longview paper mill after a deadly chemical tank rupture have been recovered, clearing the way for a more intensive investigation into what ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. — A chemical tank failure at a paper mill in Longview has become one of the deadliest workplace accidents in the United States in recent decades, claiming the lives of 11 workers, ...

The body of a seventh victim has been recovered from the site of a chemical tank implosion and rupture in Washington state, officials said Friday, as efforts to dilute contaminated water continue.

A ninth worker killed in a Longview paper mill implosion was recovered from the site Friday as the complicated search continued for the two remaining people presumed dead. The tank implosion at the ...

Kraft pulp mills, which have been around for decades, use highly caustic chemicals known as white liquor and high‑temperature, high-pressure industrial processes to turn wood into paper and other ...

LONGVIEW, Wash. — White liquor, a superheated chemical mixture used to break down wood into paper pulp, is at the center of the deadly tank implosion at the Nippon Dynawave paper mill in Longview. The ...