﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="/cms/includes/css/rss.css"?><!--RSS generated by CSB at Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:01:19 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="https://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="https://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="https://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:feedburner="https://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0"><channel><title>CSB News</title><link>http://www.csb.gov/news/</link><copyright /><generator>CSB</generator><item><title>Testimony of Rafael Moure-Eraso, Ph.D. Chairperson, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works June 27, 2013</title><link>http://www.csb.gov/testimony-of-rafael-moure-eraso-phd-chairperson-us-chemical-safety-board-before-the-us-senate-committee-on-environment-and-public-works-june-27-2013/</link><description>Full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of Federal Risk Management and Emergency Planning Programs to Prevent and Address Chemical Threats, Including the Events Leading Up to the Explosions in West, TX and Geismar, LA”</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Full Committee hearing entitled, “Oversight of Federal Risk Management and Emergency Planning Programs to Prevent and Address Chemical Threats, Including the Events Leading Up to the Explosions in West, TX and Geismar, LA”]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>AmericanEagle.com,Admin User</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 19:19:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CSB Chairman Merritt Describes the Lessons from Five Years of Board Investigations to Senate Committee, Urges Additional Resources and Clearer Authorities for Federal Safety Efforts</title><link>http://www.csb.gov/csb-chairman-merritt-describes-the-lessons-from-five-years-of-board-investigations-to-senate-committee-urges-additional-resources-and-clearer-authorities-for-federal-safety-efforts/</link><description>Washington, DC, July 10, 2007- In testimony today before a Senate subcommittee, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Carolyn W. Merritt said that federal regulatory oversight of the petrochemical industry should be strengthened, BP's safety culture was flawed, and American communities are unprepared  [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington, DC, July 10, 2007- In testimony today before a Senate subcommittee, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Carolyn W. Merritt said that federal regulatory oversight of the petrochemical industry should be strengthened, BP's safety culture was flawed, and American communities are unprepared for chemical disasters. 

]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>AmericanEagle.com,Admin User</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CSB Chairman Carolyn Merritt Tells House Subcommittee of "Striking Similarities" in Causes of BP Texas City Tragedy and Prudhoe Bay Pipeline Disaster </title><link>http://www.csb.gov/csb-chairman-carolyn-merritt-tells-house-subcommittee-of-striking-similarities-in-causes-of-bp-texas-city-tragedy-and-prudhoe-bay-pipeline-disaster/</link><description>Washington, DC, May 16, 2007 - U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Chairman Carolyn W. Merritt today told members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that she found "striking similarities" between the causes of the fatal BP accident in Texas City, Texas, in 2005, and the company's pipeline  [...]</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Washington, DC, May 16, 2007 - U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) Chairman Carolyn W. Merritt today told members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee that she found "striking similarities" between the causes of the fatal BP accident in Texas City, Texas, in 2005, and the company's pipeline failure at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, in 2006 which resulted in the leakage of more than 200,000 gallons of oil. The pipeline suffered extensive corrosion due to lack of maintenance over several years. 

]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>AmericanEagle.com,Admin User</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CSB Chairman Carolyn Merritt Cites "Serious Gaps" in Preparedness for Major Chemical Accident or Attack; Says Americans are "Vulnerable" in Testimony Before Senate Homeland Security Committee</title><link>http://www.csb.gov/csb-chairman-carolyn-merritt-cites-serious-gaps-in-preparedness-for-major-chemical-accident-or-attack-says-americans-are-vulnerable-in-testimony-before-senate-homeland-security-committee/</link><description>CSB Chairman Carolyn Merritt Cites "Serious Gaps" in Preparedness for Major Chemical Accident or Attack; Says Americans are "Vulnerable" in Testimony Before Senate Homeland Security Committee</description><content:encoded><![CDATA[CSB Chairman Carolyn Merritt Cites "Serious Gaps" in Preparedness for Major Chemical Accident or Attack; Says Americans are "Vulnerable" in Testimony Before Senate Homeland Security Committee]]></content:encoded><dc:creator>AmericanEagle.com,Admin User</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>