Can new regulations prevent another major chemical spill?

Name: Can new regulations prevent another major chemical spill?
Uploaded: 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
Duration: P619S
Description: Three months ago, a storage tank leaked up to 10,000 gallons of the chemical MCHM in Charleston, W.Va., where more than 300,000 people were exposed to one of the worst cases of drinking water contamination in U.S. history. To examine the regulations that have been passed in its wake, Judy Woodruff talks to Evan Osnos of The New Yorker and Ashton Marra of West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

Clip: 04/16/2014 | 10m 19s

Three months ago, a storage tank leaked up to 10,000 gallons of the chemical MCHM in Charleston, W.Va., where more than 300,000 people were exposed to one of the worst cases of drinking water contamination in U.S. history. To examine the regulations that have been passed in its wake, Judy Woodruff talks to Evan Osnos of The New Yorker and Ashton Marra of West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

Aired: 04/16/14

Expired: 12/31/69

Rating: NR

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