Archive for HazMat

County Commissioners Reviewing Draft of Safety Plan – WBIW.com

County Commissioners Reviewing Draft of Safety PlanWBIW.comEmergency Management Director Valerie Luchauer presented the plan saying the draft will now be sent to office holders for their thoughts. ... "You never know when we will have a chemical spill, fire or explosion or a natural disaster," says Luchauer ... Read more [...]

Emergency crews called to chemical leak at Grafham Water Treatment Works – Cambridge News

ITV NewsEmergency crews called to chemical leak at Grafham Water Treatment WorksCambridge NewsEmergency crews called to chemical leak at Grafham Water TReatment Works. By Cambridge News | Posted: April 20, 2016. By Adam Care. Fire crews worked with site staff to resolve the incident. Emergency crews called to chemical leak at Grafham Water ...Chemical leak contained at water plantITV Newsall 6 news articles » Read more [...]

Chemical leak contained at water plant – ITV News

ITV NewsChemical leak contained at water plantITV NewsPeople living near the Grafham Water treatment centre in Cambridgeshire have been told they can now leave home and open windows after a gas leak there last night. Anglian water shut down the plant at Perry to contain the leak just before 11pm - but ...and more » Read more [...]

Sifting Through Hazardous Materials with International Comics Superstar Simon Hanselmann – TheStranger.com

Sifting Through Hazardous Materials with International Comics Superstar Simon HanselmannTheStranger.comSifting Through Hazardous Materials with International Comics Superstar Simon Hanselmann. He's a new Seattle resident. He's addicted to Red Bull. And his latest book, Megg & Mogg in Amsterdam, is full of weird sex, bong rips, depression, and goopy ... Read more [...]

Pick your fungus – Coeur d'Alene Press

Pick your fungusCoeur d'Alene PressIn the spring, there is a small two- or three-week window, usually at the start of May, when morel mushrooms grow and are available for picking. Morels grow very well in burn areas, and with more than 50,000 acres of burn area from last summer's fires ... Read more [...]

Visiting speaker: 'There are many Flints in this country' – The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines

The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and HeadlinesVisiting speaker: 'There are many Flints in this country'The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines... University in 1976 and went on to author 18 books covering topics like sustainable development, environmental racism, urban land use, industrial facility siting, community reinvestment, climate justice, emergency response, smart growth, and ...and more » Read more [...]

Lee County takes steps to handle hazardous materials – WTVA

Lee County takes steps to handle hazardous materialsWTVATUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) -- Have you ever wondered what potentially dangerous chemicals pass through your county at any given time? In Lee County, officials want to know and they continue to take steps to do that. Lee County Emergency Management ... Read more [...]

First responder training held at Chemours – The Sun Herald

The Sun HeraldFirst responder training held at ChemoursThe Sun HeraldThis intense 5-day training event was held at the Chemours plant in DeLisle and was hosted by the Chlorine Institute, a trade association that supports the chlor-alkali industry and fosters safety improvements. The workshops included classroom ... Read more [...]

Bandit would freeze mom; university seal 'an insult'; citizen bat monitors – Arizona Daily Star

Arizona Daily StarBandit would freeze mom; university seal 'an insult'; citizen bat monitorsArizona Daily StarJACKSON, Wyo. — Conservation groups are praising a recommendation from Bridger-Teton National Forest managers to prevent oil and gas drilling on tens of thousands of acres of the Wyoming Range. The area involves about 40,000 acres west of ... Read more [...]

Chernobyl: Timeline of a nuclear nightmare – 12news.com

12news.comChernobyl: Timeline of a nuclear nightmare12news.com4 in the form of steam. This causes an explosion that lifts a 1,000-ton lid that covers volatile fuel elements. Radiation is immediately released into the air. As oxygen pours into the reactor, a graphite fire begins. A chemical reaction causes a ... Read more [...]

Chernobyl: Timeline of a nuclear nightmare – WFAA.com

WFAA.comChernobyl: Timeline of a nuclear nightmareWFAA.com4 in the form of steam. This causes an explosion that lifts a 1,000-ton lid that covers volatile fuel elements. Radiation is immediately released into the air. As oxygen pours into the reactor, a graphite fire begins. A chemical reaction causes a ...and more » Read more [...]

Chernobyl: Timeline of a nuclear nightmare – KENS5.com

KENS5.comChernobyl: Timeline of a nuclear nightmareKENS5.comThe plant's operators prepare to conduct a special test to see how an emergency water cooling system would fare in the event of a complete loss of power. ... As oxygen pours into the reactor, a graphite fire begins. A chemical reaction causes a second ... Read more [...]

Allied Environmental Services, Inc. Expands Hazardous Materials Transport Fleet – Midland Daily News

Allied Environmental Services, Inc. Expands Hazardous Materials Transport FleetMidland Daily NewsAllied's industrial services equipment fleet currently consists of several vacuum trucks, vacuum tankers, a hydroexcavating unit, multiple sewer jetters and hydro blasters, hazardous materials transport units, a fleet of roll-off containers, and ... Read more [...]

Journey to the center of WIPP – Santa Fe New Mexican

Santa Fe New MexicanJourney to the center of WIPPSanta Fe New MexicanAn underground area at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant where radiation has occurred and unrelated salt movement is cracking and stretching the metal that confines the cave walls and ceiling. .... at WIPP are spoken of in terms of before and after ...and more » Read more [...]

Auckland stabbing leaves one person seriously injured – TVNZ

Auckland stabbing leaves one person seriously injuredTVNZEmergency services were altered to the incident on Picton Street at around 3am. ... Fire at a chemical plant in the kingdom's east has killed 12 people and injured 11. The Jubail United Petrochemical Co plant in Al-Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The fire in Al ...and more » Read more [...]

Rescuers in southern Japan were searching for trapped residents in at least two dozen collapsed houses – Financial Times

Financial TimesRescuers in southern Japan were searching for trapped residents in at least two dozen collapsed housesFinancial TimesSeveral fires broke out in the outskirts of the city of Kumamoto, one of the larger cities in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, a region renowned for its semiconductor plants. Emergency services said some deaths were caused by ...and more » Read more [...]

'K2′ or 'Spice' a potent, deadly synthetic cannabinoid sold legally in the US – The Yucatan Times

The Yucatan Times'K2′ or 'Spice' a potent, deadly synthetic cannabinoid sold legally in the USThe Yucatan TimesThe psychoactive herbal and chemical substances are typically sold in a variety of stores and marketed there and online as herbal incense or potpourri. Considered a designer drug, the dried plant material is sprayed by makers with synthetic ... Read more [...]

Second quake hits south Japan as it struggles with initial damage – Financial Times

Financial TimesSecond quake hits south Japan as it struggles with initial damageFinancial TimesSeveral fires broke out in the outskirts of the city of Kumamoto, one of the larger cities in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, a region renowned for its semiconductor plants. Emergency services said some deaths were caused by ...and more » Read more [...]

Unload those hazardous materials – St. Charles Herald Guide

St. Charles Herald GuideUnload those hazardous materialsSt. Charles Herald GuideSt. Charles and St. John the Baptist parishes will host the 18th annual Household Hazardous Materials Collection Day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to encourage residents to properly and safely dispose of hazardous materials. “In the past, people would throw ... Read more [...]

Japan earthquake leaves 9 dead and hundreds injured – Financial Times

Financial TimesJapan earthquake leaves 9 dead and hundreds injuredFinancial TimesSeveral fires broke out in the outskirts of the city of Kumamoto, one of the larger cities in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, a region renowned for its semiconductor plants. Emergency services said some deaths were caused by ...and more » Read more [...]

Japan quake leaves 9 dead, 100s injured – Financial Times

Japan quake leaves 9 dead, 100s injuredFinancial TimesSeveral fires broke out in the outskirts of the city of Kumamoto, one of the larger cities in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's four main islands, a region renowned for its semiconductor plants. Emergency services said some deaths had been caused by ...and more » Read more [...]

Cambridge couple embraced by donors following fire face arson, drug charges – Cambridge Times

Cambridge TimesCambridge couple embraced by donors following fire face arson, drug chargesCambridge TimesThe late-night fire, which broke out at the 6 McNaughton St. home on April 6, is believed to have been sparked by the use of butane, a highly volatile gas used to strip marijuana plants of tetrahydrocannabinol, the chemical responsible for the drug's ...and more » Read more [...]

Officials get sneak peek at derailment – Sidney Daily News (subscription)

Officials get sneak peek at derailmentSidney Daily News (subscription)Sidney Fire Chief Brad Jones, far right, talks to, left to right, Lockington Mayor Tracy Johnson, City of Sidney Councilman Steve Wagner, Shelby County Commissioner Bob Guillozet and Sidney Mayor Mike Barhorst, about the various kinds of tank car ... Read more [...]

Potentially hazardous materials removed from Waterford home – The Westerly Sun

Potentially hazardous materials removed from Waterford homeThe Westerly SunWATERFORD ((AP) — Both local and federal authorities are investigating after a group of potentially hazardous materials were found inside a Waterford home. An anonymous tip was received around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday that alerted officials to the home on ... Read more [...]

Chemical leak near UT campus leaves one dead – KBTX

KBTXChemical leak near UT campus leaves one deadKBTXChemical leak near UT campus leaves one dead. By KBTX Staff |. Posted: Wed 4:28 PM, Apr 13, 2016 |. Updated: Wed 5:00 PM, Apr 13, 2016. AUSTIN, Texas According to CBS affiliate KEYE, the Austin Fire Department responded to a possible chemical leak ...and more » Read more [...]

Local official concerned about tainted drinking water after Leetsdale chemical fire – Timesonline.com

Local official concerned about tainted drinking water after Leetsdale chemical fireTimesonline.comHe also filed a request with the Beaver County Emergency Management office. Schmetzer said the response he received said that office wasn't involved in responding to the incident and the office didn't have any records of what chemicals were released. Read more [...]

Police, FBI Investigate Hazardous Materials at Waterford Home: Police – NBC Connecticut

NBC ConnecticutPolice, FBI Investigate Hazardous Materials at Waterford Home: PoliceNBC ConnecticutState police and Waterford police, as well as the FBI, are investigating hazardous materials found at a Waterford home on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Police responded to a house on Prindville ... Read more [...]

Reports of Hazardous Materials at Waterford Home: Police – NBC Connecticut

NBC ConnecticutReports of Hazardous Materials at Waterford Home: PoliceNBC ConnecticutState police and Waterford police, as well as the FBI, are investigating hazardous materials found at a Waterford home on Tuesday, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Police responded to a house on Prindville ... Read more [...]

Waterford hazardous materials investigation – WTNH Connecticut News (press release)

New Haven RegisterWaterford hazardous materials investigationWTNH Connecticut News (press release)Waterford police were responding to call about possible hazardous materials. Local authorities were not able to positively identify the material and the Connecticut State Police Emergency Services Unit along with the Connecticut Department of Energy ...Potentially hazardous materials removed from Connecticut homeNew Haven RegisterPolice, FBI, DEEP investigating unidentified hazardous materials found Read more [...]

Potentially hazardous materials removed from Connecticut home – New Haven Register

New Haven RegisterPotentially hazardous materials removed from Connecticut homeNew Haven RegisterWATERFORD >> Both local and federal authorities are investigating after a group of potentially hazardous materials were found inside a Waterford home. An anonymous tip was received around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday that alerted officials to the home on ...Police, FBI, DEEP investigating unidentified hazardous materials found in Waterford homeFOX 61Waterford hazardous materials investigationWTNH Connecticut Read more [...]

Union targets Taylor Farms through Chipotle – The Salinas Californian

The Salinas CalifornianUnion targets Taylor Farms through ChipotleThe Salinas CalifornianEven though the restaurant chain has been under fire for food contamination, the protests in recent weeks in San Jose and other Northern California Chipotles weren't focused on the company's food-safety practices. Instead, the protesters, organized by ... Read more [...]

The Great Barrier Reef's Coral Bleaching Event Is The Canary In The Coalmine For All The World's Oceans – Huffington Post Australia

Huffington Post AustraliaThe Great Barrier Reef's Coral Bleaching Event Is The Canary In The Coalmine For All The World's OceansHuffington Post AustraliaBut important. Well, this is the man whose 2009 book resulted in an emergency meeting of the Zoological Society of London chaired by Attenborough. ... I thought some chemical must have been spilled in the water -- everything was white.” What Veron ...and more » Read more [...]

Police, FBI, DEEP investigating unidentified hazardous materials found in Waterford home – FOX 61

FOX 61Police, FBI, DEEP investigating unidentified hazardous materials found in Waterford homeFOX 61Hazardous materials were in fact found in the basement of the home, but police couldn't identify what the substance was. Therefore, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the State Police Emergency Services Unit were both called to ...and more » Read more [...]

Police, DEEP investigating unidentified hazardous materials found in Waterford home – FOX 61

FOX 61Police, DEEP investigating unidentified hazardous materials found in Waterford homeFOX 61Hazardous materials were in fact found in the basement of the home, but police couldn't identify what the substance was. Therefore, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the State Police Emergency Services Unit were both called to ... Read more [...]

Clean Air agency alleges multiple failures by Shell chemical release – goanacortes

Clean Air agency alleges multiple failures by Shell chemical releasegoanacortesShell Puget Sound Refinery allegedly took shortcuts in shutting down and decontaminating its east flare system, leading to the release of chemicals on Feb. 20, 2015, that affected hundreds of people, according to a press release Tuesday from Northwest ... Read more [...]

Northbrook business evacuated after chemical leak – Chicago Tribune

Northbrook business evacuated after chemical leakChicago TribuneNorthbrook business evacuated after chemical leak. Irv LeavittContact ReporterPioneer Press. Irv Leavitt, 630 780 7357 Ramcel checked on Internet. No one was injured in a hazardous material incident at a Northbrook factory Monday night, according to ... Read more [...]

New Mexico Feels the Changes of the Nation's Nuclear Landscape – Emergency Management

Emergency ManagementNew Mexico Feels the Changes of the Nation's Nuclear LandscapeEmergency ManagementThe U.S. now has 61.5 metric tons of plutonium that require a path to disposal — a path that increasingly points to WIPP, despite vulnerabilities exposed by an underground truck fire at the plant in 2014 and an unrelated radiation leak that followed ...and more » Read more [...]

Litchfield Council Splits On Increases – thejournal-news.net

Litchfield Council Splits On Increasesthejournal-news.netFlannery said that the city is also required by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to ensure that the source of revenue is adequate to meet the repayments necessary for the IEPA loan for the city's water treatment plant. .... chemical bids ... Read more [...]

KPD investigates 'hazardous materials' thrown in trash – Knoxville News Sentinel

Knoxville News SentinelKPD investigates 'hazardous materials' thrown in trashKnoxville News SentinelThe Knoxville Police Department investigated the disposal of "medical hazardous materials" at a local pain clinic on Broadway on Sunday morning. About 7:20 a.m., the E-911 received a call from an anonymous caller who said that the pain clinic was ...Knoxville police investigate improper disposal of hazardous materialsWBIR.comKPD investigates improper disposal of biohazard materialsWVLTall 4 news Read more [...]

Knoxville police investigate improper disposal of hazardous materials – WBIR.com

Knoxville police investigate improper disposal of hazardous materialsWBIR.comKNOXVILLE - The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after an anonymous caller reported the improper disposal of "medical hazardous materials" in the dumpster at the pain clinic at 1124 Broadway. Officers found a red bag and container marked ... Read more [...]