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Elgin derailment not blocking Metra trains
Tribune reporterA freight train derailment in Elgin won't disrupt Metra service as much as originally anticipated. Metra originally said it would be running shuttle buses between Elgin's Chicago Street station and Bartlett station to get around the derailment. But...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Railway Accidents, Canadian Pacific Limited, Metra, Travel
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QB Brett Favre's Sister Among 5 Arrested in Miss. Meth Bust
ABC26 NewsThe arrest of Vikings quarterback Brett Favre's sister during a drug raid in southern Mississippi isn't the first time she's been in trouble with the law. Hancock County Sheriff's Maj. Matt Karl said officers are "very familiar" with 34-year-old Brandi...Tags: Athletes, WGNO, Brett Favre, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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HazMat Team Responds To Chemical Leak At Seattle's VA Hospital
Firefighters responded to a hazardous material situation tonight at Seattle's Veterans Hospital.
The Seattle Fire Department's HazMat Team responded when a substance called ethylene oxide leaked at the Beacon Hill facility.
The leak took place at...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, KCPQ
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Regulations: Spill prevention workshop scheduled for Feb. 17 at Watertown
In February EPA's Oil Program staff will conduct a free workshop in South Dakota on the oil pollution regulations and the requirements for a Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan. SPCC plans must be prepared and implemented by facilities...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Environmental Issues, Watertown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health
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Organic: What it means on different products
Chicago TribuneSome consumers are more than willing to pay higher prices for organically grown food and other products. But is the extra dollar worth it? The answer may depend upon personal priorities. By definition, organically grown foods are produced without most...Tags: Science and Technology, Education, Rodale, Inc., Diseases and Illnesses, Services and Shopping
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Report Targets 20 Cancer Causes
Staff WriterThe American Cancer Society and three federal agencies named 19 chemicals and shift work on Thursday as potential causes of cancer that deserve more investigation. The group published a report with the backing of international experts who said the 20...Tags: Physical Therapists, Career and Workplace, Medical Research, Heart Disease, Entertainment
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Body found in truck identified
The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner has identified the body found in a blue pickup truck in Huntington Beach on Friday. Daniel Kevin Thompson, 41, was a Westminster resident, said Jim Amormino, the Sheriff Department's spokesman said Tuesday. Thompson's...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Suicide, Fires, Political Systems, Politics
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Canadian panel OKs nuclear shipment on Great Lakes
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A Canadian agency on Friday approved sending a shipment of 16 scrapped power generators with radioactive contents across three of the Great Lakes, turning aside objections that the risk of an accidental spill was too...Tags: Nuclear Power, Contracts, Companies and Corporations, Atlantic Ocean, Politics
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Body, 2 Sick People, Found in Truck Along Highway
CNNWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities trying to help a sick man and a child in a truck on a Florida highway also found a body in the vehicle Monday. The incident started in the morning when a pest control truck pulled to the side of the road on I-95 in...Tags: CNN (tv network), Florida, West Palm Beach, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Hospitals and Clinics
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Illegal dumping burdening property owners
Imperial Valley Press StaffLast year 10,000 tires were illegally dumped across the county, part of a larger trash problem, says the Imperial County Farm Bureau. Farmers, ranchers, the county and the Imperial Irrigation District are increasingly dealing with the issue, Candace...Tags: California, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes
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St. Joseph County Council approves metal shredder project near New Carlisle
SOUTH BEND -- The St. Joseph County Council on Tuesday voted to approve a petition to operate a metal recycling center on Smilax Road in Olive Township.
The 7-2 vote -- Dan Herbster, R-District F, and Rafael Morton, D-District D were opposed -- took...Tags: Vehicles, Science and Technology, Science, Homes, Railway Transportation
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PM Beef in Windom cited by MPCA
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and PM Beef Holdings LLC have reached an agreement that resolves alleged violations of water quality and hazardous waste laws and rules at PM Beef Holdings' meat-processing plant in Windom....Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Environmental Pollution, Minnesota
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