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 ...

It's been two weeks since Washington's worst industrial accident in nearly a century. More than a half-million gallons of a caustic liquid known as white liquor flooded through the Nippon Dynawave ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- In this week's Made in Pa., Rittenhouse Town made paper that was vital to everyday life. Built in the early 1700s, it was the first paper mill in the United States, producing at ...

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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 ...

The siblings were identified as Tyler and Brad Covington, according to the Washington state coroner Sam Gillette is a Staff Writer on the Human Interest team at PEOPLE. She first joined PEOPLE in 2016 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Longview community is mourning after officials confirmed on Saturday afternoon that the final death toll from the Nippon paper mill tragedy is 11 people in total. The ...

The remains of all missing victims in a Washington state paper mill implosion have been recovered, officials announced Saturday. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting ...

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, ...

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 ...