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What To Do with Closed Nuclear Plant’s Wastewater?
Associated Press - Sun Apr 10, 2022
One million gallons of radioactive water is inside a former nuclear power plant along Cape Cod Bay and it has got to go. More»

6,000 urged to evacuate as North Carolina fertilizer plant fire threatens an ammonium nitrate explosion
CNN - Tue Feb 1, 2022
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - A fire burning at a Winston-Salem, North Carolina, fertilizer plant Tuesday has forced emergency responders to urge the evacuation of about 6,000 people, including Wake Forest University students and more than 200 inmates from a nearby prison. More»

Six injured in explosion at Westlake Chemical
KPLC-TV - Wed Jan 26, 2022
Westlake, LA - An explosion at Westlake Chemical’s south plant Wednesday morning was felt throughout the area and caused a plume of smoke that stretched across the sky. More»

Large chemical fire in New Jersey ‘worst I’ve ever seen’, mayor says
The Guardian - Sat Jan 15, 2022
A large chemical fire burned through the night and into Saturday morning in northern New Jersey, its smoke so heavy that it was detected on weather radar and seen and smelled in neighboring New York City. More»

Ex-college professor charged with setting California fires
Associated Press - Thu Nov 18, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, California — A former college professor was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday for allegedly starting four wildfires in Northern California earlier this year that threatened to trap firefighters as they battled a massive fire nearby, federal prosecutors said. More»

Explosion Sends Potentially Radioactive Dust Into Air Above LA
NBC News - Fri Nov 12, 2021
The US Department of Energy demolished a building using explosives last month at the highly contaminated Santa Susana Field Lab (SSFL), a former nuclear and rocket test site in the hills above LA. More»

Visibility deteriorates as pollution cloaks China's capital
Reuters - Fri Nov 5, 2021
BEIJING, China - Visibility in parts of Beijing was less than 200 metres (219 yards) on Friday as heavy pollution shrouded the Chinese capital, forcing the closure of some highways. More»

US Government Works to 'Cocoon' Old Nuclear Reactors
Associated Press - Thu Nov 4, 2021
RICHLAND, Washington - Costs to clean up a massive nuclear weapons complex in Washington state are usually expressed in the hundreds of billions of dollars and involve decades of work. More»

A Wildfire Is Heading For Lake Tahoe, Sending Ash Raining Down On Tourists
NPR - Wed Aug 25, 2021
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California — A California fire that gutted hundreds of homes advanced toward Lake Tahoe on Wednesday as thousands of firefighters tried to box in the flames and tourists who hoped to boat or swim were enveloped in a thick yellow haze of the nations worst air. More»

New criminal charges filed in SC’s nuclear plant failure, revealing how project unraveled
The State - Thu Aug 19, 2021
A second high-ranking employee of Westinghouse Electric is facing criminal charges in connection with the multi-billion dollar failure of the doomed SCANA nuclear project in Fairfield County. More»

Up to 25,000 barrels at DDT dump site in Pacific
Associated Press - Tue Apr 27, 2021
SAN DIEGO, California - Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels that possibly contain DDT dumped off the Southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to World War II has long been suspected. More»

Vulnerable to both terrorists and Mother Nature, Japan's nuclear power plants are accidents waiting to happen
Daily Beast - Mon Apr 19, 2021
The man who predicted the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl sees another one looming. More»

USGS Health Officials Warn of High Levels of Arsenic and Uranium in Some Private Connecticut Wells
NBC New York - Tue Apr 6, 2021
The US Geological Survey and the Connecticut Department of Public Health are warning state residents of the chance for higher than recommended levels of arsenic and uranium in their private well. More»

Leak at wastewater pond prompts evacuations in Florida, governor declares state of emergency
USA Today - Sat Apr 3, 2021
BRADENTON, Florida - Florida Gov. More»

Radiation Fears: Truck carrying radioactive uranium compound crashes in North Carolina
The Sun - Wed Mar 31, 2021
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, North Carolina - A truck carrying a radioactive uranium compound crashed on Wednesday as drivers were evacuated from the area, reports say. More»

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis
NPR - Thu Jan 14, 2021
The Michigan Attorney Generals Office Thursday announced criminal charges for eight former state officials, including the states former Governor Rick Snyder, along with one current official, for their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis. More»

Why dangerous 'forever chemicals' are allowed in US drinking water
The Guardian - Thu Sep 24, 2020
In 2014, residents of Horsham Township, near Philadelphia, learned that their water had been contaminated with potentially toxic chemicals linked to an array of health problems, including learning delays in children and cancer. More»

Thick wildfire smoke blocks sun, turns Bay Area sky orange
San Francisco Gate - Wed Sep 9, 2020
Just when Bay Area residents thought the world outside couldnt get stranger, the sky Wednesday dimly glowed a pumpkin orange color youd expect to see on Mars. More»

Thousands Ordered To Evacuate As Wildfires Scorch Southern California
Huffington Post - Mon Aug 3, 2020
BANNING, California - Thousands of people were under evacuation orders Sunday after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size as crews battled flames in triple-digit heat. More»

No Danger to the Public! Employees at New Mexico nuclear lab may have been exposed to plutonium
Daily Mail - Wed Jul 8, 2020
LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico - Officials at one of the nations premier nuclear labs are investigating the potential exposure of employees to plutonium. More»

2019 Seattle radiation leak a 'near miss' to disaster
KING-TV - Thu May 21, 2020
SEATTLE, Washington - A March report from the US Department of Energy (DOE) says a radiation leak at the Harborview Research and Training Building one year ago was “preventable” and “a near miss to a significant event” that could have devastated the Seattle area. More»

While we fixate on coronavirus, Earth is hurtling towards a catastrophe worse than the dinosaur extinction!
Raw Story - Fri Apr 10, 2020
At several points in the history of our planet, increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have caused extreme global warming, prompting the majority of species on Earth to die out. More»

Oil and gas industry rewards US lawmakers who oppose environmental protections
The Guardian - Tue Feb 25, 2020
The oil and gas industry substantially rewards US legislators with campaign donations when they oppose environmental protections, according to a new analysis of congressional votes and political contributions. More»

Largest maker of pesticide linked to brain damage in kids to stop producing chemical
The Guardian - Fri Feb 7, 2020
The announcement comes after Trump administration reversed plans to ban chlorpyrifos and rejected scientific conclusions of experts. More»

Long Beach Sewage Spill Leads to Closure of Beaches
KABC-TV - Tue Jan 14, 2020
LONG BEACH, California - Swimming areas along coastal beaches in Long Beach are temporarily closed due to a sewage spill, officials said. More»

Climate change has Australian wildfires 'running out of control,' experts say
USA Today - Tue Jan 7, 2020
Human-caused climate change is worsening the wildfires scorching Australia, experts say. More»

US atomic waste dump in Marshall Islands to be investigated
BBC - Mon Dec 30, 2019
The US Congress has demanded an investigation into a concrete dome full of nuclear waste, threatened by rising sea levels in the Marshall Islands. More»

Louisiana health officials visit 'cancer valley' town with the 'highest airborne risk' of the disease in the US
Daily Mail - Thu Nov 28, 2019
LAPLACE, Louisiana - Louisiana health officials have agreed to knock on every single door in cancer alley - the area within 2. More»

How dangerous is the gas burning in the refinery explosion in Port Neches?
KRIV-TV - Wed Nov 27, 2019
PORT NECHES, Texas - A fire continues to burn at the TPC chemical plant in Port Neches where an explosion left three workers injured and blew out the windows of nearby homes early Wednesday morning. More»

West Point water alert comes a year after resident's report
WOWT-TV - Tue Sep 3, 2019
WEST POINT, Nebraska - The State of Nebraska has ordered the people of West Point to stop drinking the water, and health officials believe it could take up to two years to fix the problem. More»

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