Chemical plants endanger 134 million Americans. Who gets the worst of it?

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By Brentin MockMay 6, 2014, 2:12 pm27 pts
Remember the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, last August, that claimed the lives of 15 people and injured another 160? We tend to think of such accidents as isolated incidents that won’t happen near us. But there are over 134 million Americans who can’t afford to think that way, according to a…

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