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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: Environmental Issues, Science, Boeing Co., Human Interest, Waste
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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: Scalp, Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Human Body
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Sept. 11 - 2001 - Local responders more ready than ever
dbrock@amnews.comWhile citizens reflect on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, state and local emergency service providers are still mindful of threats that face even rural communities. Gene Kiser, executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents, Osama bin Laden, Terrorism, Defense
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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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents, Employees, Terrorism, Defense
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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: Emergency Planning, Crimes, Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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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, Arkansas, Explosions, Vehicles, Topeka (Shawnee, Kansas)
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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: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Health, Environmental Issues, 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: Crimes, Arkansas, Road Transportation, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Travel
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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: Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and 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: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Environmental Issues, Defense, Veterans Affairs, Environmental Pollution
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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: Emergency Planning, American Red Cross, Railway Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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