Couple Given Probation for Waste Transport, Storage — Hazardous Material Stored in Berger The Missourian
A couple were given probation on the charges of placing someone in danger of death or serious bodily injury from a hazardous waste due to the improper …
School locked down after gas line is struck in EG Fort Dodge Messenger
EAGLE GROVE — Multiple people were evacuated from their homes Tuesday afternoon after a gas leak was reported on the west side of Eagle Grove, …
EPA cleaning up hazardous waste at old United Steel and Wire site in Battle Creek Battle Creek Enquirer
Abandoned drums of waste metals and hazardous materials like asbestos make the old United Steel and Wire Co. site not just dirty, but dangerous.
EPA Begins Toxic Waste Clean-Up Action News Now
The US Environmental Protection Agency began its clean-up of toxic waste on Tuesday. Crews started work in the lower Pentz neighborhood, just south of …
Hazardous Materials Shippers May Benefit from Recent Regulatory Changes Lexology
Shippers of highly toxic materials, such as chlorine, and shippers of other hazardous materials both domestically and internationally may benefit from a recent …
Moundsville Officials: Fire Response Fee Only To Affect Insurance Firms Wheeling Intelligencer
MOUNDSVILLE — City council passed Tuesday night the first reading of a ordinance that would charge a fee whenever the fire department responds to a traffic …
Monett firefighters respond to house fire, fuel spill Monett Times
Monett firefighters responded to a structure fire in Monett on Sunday and worked a hazardous materials spill on Highway 97 south of Pulaskifield on Friday.
Judge: Counties partly responsible for e-scrap cleanup Resource Recycling
Two counties that provided scrap electronics to a failed recycling company must help pay cleanup costs incurred after the material was abandoned. A federal …
Explosion at Idaho hazardous waste site kills 1, injures 3 Herald-Whig
Officials say an employee at a hazardous waste site in southwestern Idaho was killed after an explosion Saturday that also injured three workers and heavily …
LA County Moves to Expedite Woolsey Fire Recovery NBC Southern California
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved two emergency motions Tuesday aimed at expediting recovery efforts in areas damaged by the …
Feds cite need for two port solution here Douglas Daily Dispatch
Representatives from the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) were in Douglas last week announcing that the …
Diesel spill snarls Lima Road | Police/Fire | Journal Gazette Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Drivers should avoid a portion of Lima Road as crews work to clean up about 100 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled just south of Interstate 69.
Hot, sticky mess: Red Hill reopens after liquid asphalt spill TheSpec.com
44000 litres of liquid asphalt on parkway, which is closed between Queenston and Greenhill and northbound between Stone Church and King East.
Outreach group ordered to stop feeding homeless on City of Parksville property Cowichan Valley Citizen
The Manna Homeless Society was issued a cease and desist order from the City of Parksville to stop giving out food and medical services on city-owned …
Maple Grove Fire | Public Safety ECM Publishers
The following incidents were reported during the month of October:
Portion of Texas 21 closed after accident involving tractor-trailer leaves fuel on road Bryan-College Station Eagle
A portion of Texas 21 is closed while Bryan police investigate an accident that left fuel spilled on the roadway.
Big rig crash on Katy Freeway leads to lengthy hazmat cleanup KHOU.com
HOUSTON – An 18-wheeler was involved in a serious crash on the inbound lanes of the Katy Freeway overnight. Houston TranStar reports the crash happened …
Truck hauling batteries catches fire, forces I-275 lane closures Detroit Free Press
Part of southbound I-275 is closed this morning after a semi-tractor trailer carrying 10,000 batteries caught fire Tuesday night, causing a hazmat situation.
State records detail diesel spill from Bywater Navy base The Lens
Betsy Shepherd / The Lens. According to state records, diesel spilled from a tank on the site of the Naval Support Activity site in August, went into the drainage …
Kim Kardashian’s Private Firefighters Expose America’s Fault Lines The Atlantic
As multiple devastating wildfires raged across California, a private firefighting crew reportedly helped save Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s home in …
Truck crash on I-95 causes delays, hazmat cleanup WPEC
A truck crash on I-95 is causing big backups in St. Lucie County.The St. Lucie County Fire District says the crash happened in the northbound lanes of the …
Fire rips through Colchester trucking company WCAX
A massive fire ripped through a trucking company in Colchester Wednesday, sending black smoke billowing into the air. But it wasn’t just the flames crews had to …
Community advocates work with state to clean polluted Charlesgate The Boston Globe
Community activists this week partnered for the first time with the Department of Conservation and Recreation to clean up Charlesgate, the 12-acre park near …
EPA to oversee cleanup of mercury in Coronado garage fire; effort expected to last several days The San Diego Union-Tribune
A fire in a Coronado garage Monday afternoon where about 200 vials of mercury had been stored turned into a hazardous materials cleanup project involving …
BCSO responds to hazmat situation on Spring Place rd. Sunday night WTVC
UPDATE:On Monday, the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department announced an arrest in the case. 42-year-old Mark Lewis Mayes is charged with criminal attempt …
Overturned 18-wheeler, HAZMAT cleanup closes westbound Interstate 20 | Local News inForney.com
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — An overturned 18-wheeler has forced the closure of westbound Interstate 20 on Monday morning.
Interstate 20 closed due to separate crashes, HAZMAT cleanup inForney.com
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Eastbound Interstate 20 is closed, and will be for several hours, after separate crashes resulted in a diesel fuel spill and one …
Commissioners hold business meeting | News, Sports, Jobs Lewistown Sentinel
MIFFLINTOWN — During a brief business meeting on Tuesday, the Juniata County Commissioners took the following action: ¯ Ratified a Home Housing Rehab …
Explosion at Idaho hazardous waste site kills one The Columbian
BOISE, Idaho — An explosion Saturday at a hazardous waste site in southwestern Idaho killed one worker, injured three others and heavily damaged a building, …
More Tests for Arctic Oil-Spill-Mapping Robot R & D Magazine
An artist’s depiction of LRAUV under sea ice. Using photo-chemical sensors, the robot scans the density of a billowing cloud of oil coming from an ocean floor …
Community Bulletin Board Quad City Herald
Church Events Dec. 20. Christmas Events/Services BREWSTER/BRIDGEPORT/PATEROS/MANSIELD – Church Christmas Events and Services will be …
Kansas City Fire Department commemorates 30th anniversary of six firefighter’s ultimate sacrifice northeastnews.net
The Kansas City Fire Department and the community gathered November 29, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the early morning explosion that killed six …
Man arrested with ‘clandestine laboratory’ touts ‘Nordic Pride’; woman found hiding in home WBAY
Officers say crews were at the home in the 1200 block of Redwood Ave Friday to classify the chemicals and found a woman hiding inside.
A toxic dumping ground festers on the border The Desert Sun
Heaps of old cars, junk and industrial waste leave a hazardous legacy near the U.S.-Mexico border. Mexicali’s dump sites pose a serious health threat.
Bay Minette changes garbage schedule Gulf Coast News Today
BAY MINETTE — Beginning Jan. 7, the City of Bay Minette will see a change in the frequency of its residential garbage *service*. The Public Works Department …
UPDATED: Lanes reopened after big rig crash snarls Highway 14 traffic Santa Clarita Valley Signal
An early morning crash involving a big rig brought traffic on Highway 14 to a halt Wednesday morning after the truck slammed into a concrete median in Newhall …
Award of Merit Residential/Hospitality: The Lucas | 2018-12-05 Engineering News-Record
The Lucas Boston Award of Merit Developer: New Boston Ventures Lead Design Firm: Finegold Alexander Architects Inc. General Contractor: Metric Corp.
Investigators seek answers in blast that killed 1 at Idaho hazardous-waste site Idaho Statesman
Investigators from the EPA, OSHA and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality are seeking clues about an explosion that killed one and injured three at …
Just 2 CSTD Products Pass NIOSH’s 2015 Vapor Containment Performance Protocol Pharmacy Times
In 2015, NIOSH proposed a protocol for the compounding and administration of hazardous drugs.
5 Key Components for Building an Effective Corporate Recycling Strategy Environmental Leader
Veolia North America COO Bob Cappadona discusses corporate hazardous material challenges, and how to develop an effective corporate recycling strategy to …
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