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KDEP supervising clean up of derailment
Clean up along the Norfolk-Southern tracks in McKinney is moving along quickly with parallel efforts being made to clear both hazardous and non-hazardous material from the site and abate the spill of hazardous materials into the creek that adjoins the...Tags: Traffic, Rivers, Mayonnaise, Railway Transportation, 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, Topeka (Shawnee, Kansas), Kansas, Arkansas, Emergency Incidents
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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, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Environmental Issues
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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 Industry, Emergency Planning, Crime, Law and Justice, Railway Transportation, Railway Accidents
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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: Brain, Human Body, Science and Technology, Cell Phones, Health
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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: Catonsville, Motorvehicle Accidents, Halethorpe, Disasters and Accidents, Pikesville
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Deadly Wreck Closes I-70 in Downtown Topeka
A stretch of I-70 in downtown Topeka is closed following a deadly wreck involving a hazardous material spill, authorities said on Tuesday morning.
Authorities say that all lanes of I-70 in both directions are closed from 4th Street to the California...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Environmental Issues
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California toxic waste case settled
Greenspace“Significant shortcomings at Chemical Waste Management’s lab compromised the company’s ability to accurately analyze the toxic waste to be disposed of in their landfill,” said Jared Blumenfeld, the EPA’s regional... -
USC Building Evacuated After Hazardous Materials Spill
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- A building at USC's Health Sciences campus was evacuated Thursday after a hazardous material spill. It happened around 2:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Clinical Sciences Annex, located n the 2200 block of East Alcazar Street....Tags: Los Angeles Fire Department, Science, Science and Technology, KTLA
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Auto shredder to pay $2.9 million to settle toxic waste case
GreenspaceA judge has accepted the agreement, eresolving complaints that SA Recycling and Simms Metal Waste violated hazardous waste and air pollution laws by continuing operations after its air pollution control system was damaged by the explosion.... -
Change in state law prompts expanded electronics recycling program
TribLocal - Downers Grove » NewsFollowing the success of an electronics recycling extravaganza and changes to state law taking effect in January of next year, Downers Grove will host a …... -
Winnetka promotes public safety officials
TribLocal - Winnetka & Northfield » NewsSeveral Winnetka fire and police officials were recently promoted to senior administrative positions. Joseph J. Pellus was promoted from Police Commander to Deputy Chief of …...
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