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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 Pollution, Hospitals and Clinics, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health
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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: Kansas, FBI, Transportation, Crime, Law and Justice, Road Transportation
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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: Environmental Pollution, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Defense, Punishment, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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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: Cancer, Human Body, Cell Phones, Brain, Health
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Evacuation Orders Lifted After HazMat Train Derailment
KTLA NewsLITTLEROCK, Calif. (KTLA) -- Residents in Littlerock have been allowed to return home after a Union Pacific train carrying hazardous materials derailed, causing concerns of a chemical leak. The accident happened around 1:25 p.m. Wednesday near the...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, American Red Cross, Union Pacific Corporation, Disasters and Accidents
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Hazmat team responds to false report at Hoag
Newport Beach firefighters responded to a report of a 5-gallon bucket labeled "radioactive materials" near Hoag Hospital early Tuesday, according to authorities. Authorities received the call about 5:11 a.m., Fire Department spokeswoman Jennifer...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Hospitals and Clinics
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Household, farm hazardous waste collection events set
Household hazardous waste collection will be held at 2-6 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Vermillion Missouri Valley Recycling Center, 840 N. Crawford Rd., Vermillion; and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 22 at Yankton Transfer & Recycling, 23rd & Kellen Gross Dr., Yankton. There...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues
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AGRICALENDAR
Oct. 5-8, Rapid City: Western Junior Livestock Show. Oct. 10, Online: NDSU Extension videoconference, Backgrounding Cattle 2011: Costs, Prices & Possibilities, North Central Research Extension Center near Minot, Carrington Research Extension Center,...Tags: Livestock Farming, Environmental Issues
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Calipatria: Truck spills diesel into ditch
Staff WriterA truck rolled over causing a hazardous material problem Sunday morning near Calipatria. No one was injured in the accident that occurred about 10:30 a.m. off of Highway 115 just west of Blair Road, according to the California Highway Patrol traffic...Tags: File Sharing
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Arbutus volunteers among responders to Saturday's haz-mat incident at Walmart
Among 72 calls for medical and fire-rescue service the Arbutus Volunteer Fore Department received Oct. 2-9 were the following: Bloomsbury Avenue, 200 block, 10:01 p.m. Oct. 8. Crews from the Arbutus volunteer station and Catonsville career station...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Disasters and Accidents, Catonsville
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Radon test fee waived October 17-21
To encourage home radon testing, the Health Department of Northwest Michigan is waiving its $15 charge for radon kits during National Radon Action Week. Free test kits can be picked up during regular business hours Oct. 17-21 at Health Department...Tags: Health Organizations, Medical Procedures and Tests, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
Jul 27, 2011
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Jul 26, 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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Jul 28, 2011
|Story| KTLA-LTV
Sep 27, 2011
|Story| Daily Pilot
Oct 7, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
Oct 7, 2011
|Story| Aberdeen News
Oct 9, 2011
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Oct 10, 2011
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 12, 2011
|Story| Petoskey News
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