McARTHUR, Ohio — Austin Powder’s Red Diamond explosives manufacturing plant in Vinton County resumed limited operations on Monday, following a nitrogen oxide gas release on June 11 that prompted evacuations and temporary flight restrictions. The incident, caused by a temperature increase in a 5,000-gallon nitric acid tank containing about 3,000 gallons, produced a yellow-brown plume […]

Author Archives: Derek Myers, Editor-in-Chief
Derek Myers is the editor-in-chief of the Guardian.