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Another attack on mangroves in Vasai; this time hazardous chemicals used

The Times of India 30 Mar 2025
The Vasai revenue department officials conducted a panchnama on Thursday evening after they were called on the spot by an activist who complained that a hazardous chemical was noticed in the mangroves plot at Suruchi Baug in Vasai (West).
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Historic Nike missile site vandalized with hazardous chemicals, hate speech

Stars and Stripes 30 Mar 2025
The vandal or vandals spray-painted hate speech throughout the building and spilled gallons of hazardous chemicals, the park service said in a news release ... may have sustained chemical burns.
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Dunmore woman leads investigation into cancer rates at former Cinram, WEA

The Citizens' Voice 30 Mar 2025
The legislator pointed to a lengthy list of health complications among former employees and an equally long list of potentially hazardous chemicals that were used in “relatively liberal and incautious” ways.
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Trial will determine who will pay $600 million settlement in disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment

Times Union 30 Mar 2025
Norfolk Southern, like most railroads, doesn’t own most of the cars it hauls, and the railroad says everyone involved in shipping hazardous chemicals bears some responsibility for ensuring their safety under federal regulations.
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Trial will determine who will pay $600 million settlement in Norfolk Southern derailment

Cascade Business News 30 Mar 2025
Norfolk Southern, like most railroads, doesn’t own most of the cars it hauls, and the railroad says everyone involved in shipping hazardous chemicals bears some responsibility for ensuring their safety under federal regulations.
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Fire concerns spark Oxnard lawsuit over 25-acre battery facility

VC Star 30 Mar 2025
The Dec ... The fire burned for days, caused 1,200 people to evacuate and sparked concern over hazardous chemical emissions ... Officials also analyzed the proposed project and set conditions to address potential fire hazards and other concerns, Barnes said.
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Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’

The Observer 30 Mar 2025
... Institute that recorded a surge in workplace injuries and violations involving minors – some in the agricultural industry where hazards include exposure to toxic chemicals and dangerous machinery.
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Americans are at risk from toxic cargo if Ontario office closes, Inland lawmaker warns

San Gabriel Valley Tribune 29 Mar 2025
An Inland Empire lawmaker is urging the Trump administration not to close an Ontario office overseeing the transport of hazardous cargo, including poisonous chemicals like the kind released into the air after a 2023 train derailment in Ohio.
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Possible EPA closures in Cincinnati draws rebuke from Landsman, House Dems

Cincinnati.com 29 Mar 2025
Research on asthma, lead, 'forever chemicals' ... Workers there help communities and states assess chemical and other environmental risks, clean up hazardous waste sites and safeguard water quality.
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Clean-up day slated for April 26

The Pioneer News 29 Mar 2025
CAMPBELLSBURG -- Plans for spring clean-up day were announced when the Campbellsburg City Council met March 17 ... to 1 p.m ... Tires, concrete, hazardous chemicals and bricks will not be accepted, and an ID with a Campbellsburg address is required ... April 3 ... .
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EPA limits remain on 'forever chemicals' – for now. See what's in your drinking water

Reno Gazette Journal 29 Mar 2025
Project 2025, a blueprint of policy ideas crafted by the conservative Heritage Foundation, suggests revisiting last year’s designation of two forever chemicals as "hazardous substances" as well as ...
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Historic Bay Area military site vandalized with hate speech and hazardous chemicals

East Bay Times 28 Mar 2025
A historic military landmark in the Marin Headlands was vandalized with hate speech and hazardous chemicals, according to the National Park Service ... The damage included bigoted graffiti and gallons of chemical spillage, the agency said.
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Hazardous chemicals detected at high levels�in samples collected from Kuzhikandam Creek

The Hindu 28 Mar 2025
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board had annexed the committee findings in its updated report on the fish kill dated March 24, 2025, filed before the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal ....
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Lubbock hazmat crew responds to spilled chemical after train vs. tractor-trailer crash

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 28 Mar 2025
Based on the dispatch report, the semi-trailer was actively leaking an unknown chemical, prompting a Level 3 hazardous materials response, including two engines, one truck, two battalion chiefs, hazmat truck, and a shift chief.
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