Longview dead fish count grows eightfold after pulp mill disaster:

columbian.com/news/2026/sep/25/longview-lawmaker-to-file-bill-on-tanks/

Credibility A

Sep 26

Longview lawmaker to file bill on tanks: Months after the catastrophic failure of a pulp mill chemical tank that killed 11 people and injured eight others ...

oregonlive.com/business/2026/09/records-reveal-safety-complaints-poor-maintenance-at-site-of-deadly-washington-pulp-mill-disaster.html

The Oregonian

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Sep 05

Records reveal safety complaints, poor maintenance at site of deadly Washington pulp mill disaster

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columbian.com/news/2026/aug/24/evidence-from-longview-disaster-raises-maintenance-questions/

Aug 25

Evidence from Longview disaster raises maintenance questions: Before the catastrophic failure of a chemical tank at a Longview pulp mill, which killed 11 people ...

bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2026/08/21/domtar-to-indefinitely-idle-pulp-mill-in-howe-sound-bc-putting-400-out-of-work/

BNN Bloomberg

Aug 21

Domtar to indefinitely idle pulp mill in Howe Sound, B.C., putting 400 out of work

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seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/new-evidence-from-longview-chemical-disaster-raises-maintenance-doubts/

Aug 21

New evidence from Longview disaster raises maintenance doubts: Security footage of the collapse, and interviews with employees at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging ...

Key FactsExperts Challenge Officials’ Implosion Account

Aug 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: seattletimes.com

The incident killed 11 people, while at least eight others suffered serious injuries.

Four experts consulted by The Seattle Times said the footage suggested tank walls tore open rather than collapsing inward.

Employees told investigators about poor condition, possible inspection problems, and a planned tank replacement the following year.

The planned 2024 repair of a vacuum-breaker leak found in 2023 did not occur; later completion before failure is unclear.

They deserve a full and honest accounting of what happened.
— Sim Osborn, a Seattle attorney representing the family of Jared Ammons, said he suspects the company cut corners on maintenance.

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crews-in-longview-begin-removing-failed-tank-months-after-disaster/

Aug 18

Crews in Longview begin removing failed tank months after disaster: Three months after a fatal accident shuttered a Longview paper mill, workers are removing a ...

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/longview-mill-owner-extends-pay-for-workers-idled-by-deadly-accident/

Jul 17

Longview mill owner extends pay for workers idled by deadly accident: Nippon Dynawave Packaging said Friday it will pay workers through Oct. 11 but still doesn't ...

cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canfor-mill-closes-9.7270420

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CBC

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Jul 15

300 jobs lost as Canfor closes Northwood Pulp Mill in Prince George: The company says it is facing "unsustainable financial losses."

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seattletimes.com/seattle-news/brothers-in-longview-mill-disaster-grew-up-worked-and-died-together/

Jul 12

Brothers in Longview mill disaster grew up, worked and died together: Tyler and Brad Covington were two of 11 workers lost at the company's Longview facility in ...

columbian.com/news/2026/jul/02/washington-attorney-generals-office-begins-probe-into-longview-mill-disaster/

Jul 02

Washington attorney general’s office begins probe into Longview mill disaster: The Washington attorney general’s office will investigate the Longview packaging ...

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Jun 25

Longview pulp mill had reported other leaks at tank that killed 11 workers, records show

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/in-longview-some-workers-back-to-work-at-paper-mill-where-11-died/

Jun 12

Some employees back at work at Longview paper mill where 11 died: Some workers have been called back to the damaged Nippon Dynawave mill, following the deadly ...

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/longview-plant-implosion-a-moment-by-moment-breakdown-of-disaster/

Jun 10

A kiss goodbye, then a boom and a flood of white liquor: How the Longview implosion unfolded

columbian.com/news/2026/jun/07/leaking-chemicals-found-at-another-washington-mill-records-show/

Jun 08

Leaking chemicals found at another Washington mill, records show: Toxic and highly corrosive chemicals — similar to those spilled in the fatal disaster at the ...

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/climate-lab/leaking-chemicals-found-at-another-wa-mill-records-show/

Jun 07

Leaking chemicals found at another WA mill, records show: New details have emerged about another mill leaking chemicals, not far from Longview where 11 people ...

columbian.com/news/2026/jun/04/workers-at-damaged-longview-mill-will-be-paid-at-least-through-aug-8/

Jun 04

Workers at damaged Longview mill will be paid at least through Aug. 8: Around 550 Longview pulp and paper mill workers idled by last week’s deadly implosion can ...

opb.org/article/2026/05/30/what-caused-longview-mill-chemical-plant-questions/

NPR

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May 30

‘Something dramatically wrong’: Questions but few answers after Longview mill tragedy

seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/longview-mill-tragedy-among-worst-workplace-disasters-in-wa-history/

May 30

Longview mill tragedy among worst workplace disasters in WA history: The implosion at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. pulp mill in Longview, Wa ...