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West

Report: Firefighter Deaths at West Fertilizer Plant Disaster Could Have Been Prevented

by Priscila Mosqueda

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Observer Radio Episode 54: Lingering Questions From West, Texas

by Jonathan McNamara

Recovery: West, Texas Rebuilds

by Jonathan McNamara

Hero Complex

by Priscila Mosqueda

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Inspections Show Texas Fertilizer Plants Still Vulnerable

by Forrest Wilder

Duke Sep 20, 2013

Rescue Dogs: The Canines and Their Handlers Who Search the Aftermath of Catastrophe

by Alex Hannaford

Aerial photo of the West explosion site taken several days after blast. Aug 26, 2013

State Agencies Meet Resistance in Policing Fertilizer Industry

by Priscila Mosqueda and Forrest Wilder

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Aug 19, 2013

The Lessons from West

by Forrest Wilder

Aug 02, 2013

Conservative Think Tanker Proposes Tax Cuts to Pay for West Disaster

by Forrest Wilder

May 02, 2013

Hot List: Day 115 of the Legislature

by Emily Mathis

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Apr 18, 2013

In West Explosion, Echoes of Another Texas Tragedy

by Bill Minutaglio

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