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Environmental rule changes spark almost no controversy
American News CorrespondentThere was little public interest Thursday in the updates of state rules regulating disposal of hazardous waste, medical waste and solid waste to bring them into compliance with federal Environmental Protection Agency requirements. One of the changes...Tags: Otter Tail Power Company, Colleges and Universities, National Parks, South Dakota, Nebraska
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DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTERS ECO-CHALLENGE
Gayle Anderson was live in Santa Ana to see the DISCOVERY SCIENCE CENTER'S ECO CHALLENGE, a state-of-the-art, environmentally themed, eco-friendly exhibit. ECO CHALLENGE is a permanent interactive exhibit area designed to stimulate behavioral change in...Tags: Boeing Co., Waste, Human Interest, Science, Environmental Pollution
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Baltimore city takes in hazardous waste on drop-off day
Gail Pickering of Baltimore put some gasoline aside last winter when her snow plow broke down. Months later she tried giving it away but found out it was too old to use. Pickering finally parted with the petrol on Saturday, dropping it off at the city...Tags: Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Environmental Issues
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Ready to respond
When an accident with hazardous materials happens in Somerset County, a new team of trained volunteers is ready to respond. After months of training and preparation, the newly formed Somerset County hazmat team Wednesday received recognition as a state...Tags: Human Body, Fires, Disasters and Accidents, Scalp
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In post-9/11 world, security ramped up
Even in rural America, where the sparse population generally considers itself safe, and targets that terrorists likely would strike are few, security has been ramped up since Sept. 11, 2001. In fact, nearly every public building in Brown County has made...Tags: Air Transportation, Terrorism, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents
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Railroad owes answers
While clean-up along the railroad tracks in McKinney is proceeding steadily after last week’s derailment, there is no answer yet as to what happened to cause the derailment and federal authorities have said that the only explanation will come from...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Transportation Industry, Disasters and Accidents, Travel
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No Hazardous Material in the Truck that Closed Interstate 70
Finally nine hours, at 10:15 p.m. Monday night, Interstate 70 reopened after being shut down since 1:15 in the afternoon.
The four-mile stretch of the interstate was closed both east and west of Topeka because investigators suspected a man was carrying...Tags: Traffic, Emergency Incidents, Topeka (Shawnee, Kansas), Arkansas, Vehicles
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VA hospital in Wichita to pay nearly $18,000 for hazardous waste violations
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Veterans Administration Medical Center in Wichita will pay almost $18,000 in fines for several hazardous waste violations.
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that the hospital will pay $17,979 for...Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Environmental Pollution
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Investigation continues into incident that closed I-70 for nine hours
Kansas officials say they were just being cautious when they closed a 25-mile stretch of heavily
traveled Interstate 70 for more than nine hours because of a suspicious vehicle.
The Kansas Highway Patrol closed the interstate west ofTopeka on Monday...Tags: Road Transportation, Travel, Crimes, FBI, Arkansas
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Freight train derails in Mojave Desert
By IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS STAFF WRITERLITTLEROCK -- A long freight train derailed Wednesday in the high desert of northern Los Angeles County, and firefighters were trying to determine if a number of cars were leaking an unspecified hazardous substance. More than half of the 63 cars...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Railway Accidents
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V.A. hospital in Wichita fined
by KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Robert J. Dole Veteran's Administration Hospital in Wichita will pay almost $18,000 in fines. The Environmental Protection Agency says the fines are for several hazardous waste violations. They include improper handling of used oil and antifreeze,...Tags: Punishment, Defense, Environmental Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hospitals and Clinics
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Tech Talk: Cell Phones and Brain Cancer
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsIt seems like only yesterday that the WHO added cell phones to the list of possible carcinogens. But now, there's new research that's doubting the possible link between cell phones and cancer. The scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives ...Tags: Human Body, Cancer, Diseases and Illnesses, Cell Phones, Science and Technology
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Jul 27, 2011
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Jul 27, 2011
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Jul 27, 2011
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Jul 5, 2011
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