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Business heavily damaged by fire in Roanoke County
An afternoon fire heavily damaged a business in Roanoke County.
It happened around 4 p.m. at the McNeil Asphalt Maintenance building in the 7200 block of Franklin Road.
Fire crews said heavy flames and black smoke were coming from the building when...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Fires, Disasters and Accidents, Roanoke County
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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 …... -
Ethanol manager re-appointed to Minerals Board
Peter Bullene of Glacial Lakes Energy has been reappointed to the South Dakota Board of Minerals and Environment by Gov. Dennis Daugaard. Bullene is the environmental health and safety manager at Glacial Lakes Energy, which operates ethanol plants in...Tags: South Dakota, Biofuels, Watertown, Renewable Energy, Environmental Pollution
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Building evacuated at USC Health Sciences Campus after hazardous-materials spill
L.A. NOWA building at USC’s Health Sciences Campus was evacuated Thursday because of a hazardous-material spill, a USC public safety official said. The Clinical Sciences Annex in the 2200 block of Alcazar Street is three miles northeast of downtown Los... -
California congressman tackles toxic trade in new bill
Greenspace“The States have been passing laws that are already increasing the amount of e-waste collected for recycling, instead of land-filling,” said Kate Sinding, senior attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council. “Unfortunately,... -
Van Nuys facility agrees to $100,000 fine
GreenspaceA Van Nuys metal-plating business has agreed to pay a $100,000 fine to settle charges that it mishandled hazardous waste. Inspectors from the Environmental Protection Agency and Los Angeles County Fire Department found that Crown Chrome Plating, a... -
HazMat investigation at Wilmette Harbor a false alarm
TribLocal - Wilmette & Kenilworth » NewsThe south gate to Gillson Park in Wilmette was blockaded earlier this week after a U.S. Coast Guard official reported that suspicious white powder was …... -
Human remains found in Bakersfield home
L.A. NOWHuman remains: Human remains found in Bakersfield home... -
Bring it: Elkhart County's household hazardous waste drop is Saturday
Using your holiday weekend to clean out your basement and/or garage? Got household hazardous waste you don’t know what to do with?Bring it to the Elkhart County Correctional Facility, C.R. 7 at C.R. 26 (enter from C.R. 7), Elkhart, between 8 a.m....Tags: Waste Management Incorporated, Waste Management and Pollution Control, Waste, Environmental Issues
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Residents evacuated after major train derailment
L.A. NOWEmergency officials in the Antelope Valley have evacuated residents after a major freight train derailment. About half of the 62-car train derailed near Littlerock. At least 14 of the cars were carrying hazardous material. Officials are trying to... -
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... -
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....
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