Construction worker dies at Kelly Walsh High School
CASPER, WY
A construction worker died Thursday at Kelly Walsh High School when a metal gate struck him, the Natrona County Coroner's Office reported.
Juan C. Avalos, 29, of Colorado was driving a four-wheeler at the time of the incident. He was taken to Wyoming Medical Center but died at 3:30 p.m., shortly after arriving.
An autopsy has been completed and the investigation is ongoing, the coroner's office said.
Kelly Walsh High School is in the midst of a major renovation project that includes constructing a new main building.
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Colorado Man Dies In Construction Accident At Kelly Walsh High School
By Tom Morton June 17, 2016 12:22 PM
Tom McCarthy, Townsquare Media
A Colorado man died from his injuries in a construction accident at Kelly Walsh High School on Thursday, according to a news release from the Natrona County Coroner’s Office on Friday.
Juan C. Avalos, 29, was driving a four-wheel Gator when a metal gate struck him.
Avalos was taken to the Wyoming Medical Center at 3:30 p.m., and died shortly after that. His family in Colorado has been notified.
An autopsy has been completed at the Natrona County Morgue.
The investigation into the accident continues.
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Lab explosion in Middleton, WI injures 1
Employee wearing protective equipment suffers minor injuries, spokesman says
Updated On: Jun 17 2016 09:13:35 AM CDT
Doug Wahl
MIDDLETON, Wis. -
One person was injured Wednesday in a lab explosion at a business in Middleton.
Firefighters were called at 1:13 p.m. to Pharmaceutical Product Development Corp. at 8551 Research Way on a report of an explosion.
PPD spokesman Randy Buckwalter said the incident involved the release of pressurized helium, a non-toxic, inert, non-flammable gas, isolated section of the building.
The building was briefly evacuated, and all employees returned to work by 2 p.m.
One employee suffered minor burns and he was treated at the scene. He was wearing all required personal protective equipment, Buckwalter said.
There was no damage to the building.
Buckwalter said the "laboratory equipment incident" did not cause an environmental impact and facility operations returned to normal Wednesday.
Ro-ro cargo ship VARNA
June 18, 2016 at 07:10 by Mikhail Voytenko
Ro-ro cargo ship VARNA with 43 empty rail cars on board allided by stern (while docking) with berth 6 in Kavkaz port, Kerch Strait, in the evening June 16.
Vessel suffered hole 5x5 centimeter 1.9 meter above waterline.
06/17/2016
Contact Information:
David Sternberg (sternberg.david@epa.gov)
215-814-5548
PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2016) Today, EPA released its evaluations of restoration efforts by the six Bay states and the District of Columbia in 2014 and 2015, as part of the blueprint to restore the Chesapeake Bay. These two-year milestone evaluations, which look at short-term commitments and actions, assess progress toward restoration goals under the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load (Bay TMDL) accountability framework.
The evaluations looked at where Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia stand regarding their commitments to reducing nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollution to their local waters and the Bay. EPA also assessed the actions taken by federal agencies to assist the jurisdictions in meeting these commitments.
“While we are seeing solid progress across every sector, we also recognize that not all sectors in each of the jurisdictions are where they need to be in order to meet Bay water quality goals,” said EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. “EPA will continue working with the jurisdictions to offer assistance while also providing closer oversight where necessary to ensure the pollution reduction commitments will be met.”
The 2010 Bay TMDL calls for having all of the necessary pollution control measures for restoring the Bay in place by 2025, with controls in place to achieve 60 percent of the needed reductions by 2017. On the whole, the jurisdictions appear on track to meet load reductions for phosphorus and sediment, the evaluations indicate it is unlikely they will meet the 60 percent threshold for reducing nitrogen on time by 2017.
The Bay jurisdictions collectively finished the 2014-2015 milestone period on target for nitrogen from wastewater, but not from agriculture, and urban/suburban stormwater.
For phosphorus, the Bay jurisdictions as a whole achieved the watershed-wide 2015 targets for all sectors except urban/suburban stormwater.
For sediment, the jurisdictions achieved the watershed-wide 2015 targets for wastewater, but did not achieve this goal for agriculture and the urban/suburban stormwater sectors.
In addition, EPA and the jurisdictions worked with federal agencies to set 2017 nutrient and sediment pollution reduction targets for over 700 federal facilities in the Bay watershed.
The Bay jurisdictions’ and federal agencies’ milestone commitments were developed by the states and the District with support from EPA, considering which practices and programs best fit each particular jurisdiction. The milestone evaluations will help the jurisdictions adapt their plans in order to meet Bay restoration goals. EPA will continue to provide enhanced oversight and take federal actions where needed to ensure continued progress can be made in line with the Bay Partnership goals.
The full evaluations are available on the Chesapeake Bay TMDL website.
U.S. EPA News Advisory: Maywood Fire/Fruitland Magnesium Fire Incident Response Update 6/17/16
06/17/2016
Contact Information:
Soledad Calvino (calvino.maria@epa.gov)
415-972-3512
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and its state, and local partners
continue the response operations and assessment of hazardous waste in
the aftermath of the Fruitland Magnesium Fire Incident in Maywood, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Status of Response
EPA is working alongside the Los Angeles County Department of Public
Health and the Los Angeles County Health Hazardous Materials Division
(HHMD) in a Unified Command to assess and cleanup the fire-impacted
area.
Current response activities:
- A total of 12 properties—on the north side of Fruitland
Avenue—remain evacuated pending safe occupancy determinations by the LA
County health officials.
- On June 16, 2016, EPA began conducting indoor air samples inside homes situated on these 12 parcels.
- Air samples were collected and will be analyzed for metals. Sample
results will be provided to health officials for re-occupancy
determinations.
- Ash samples were collected throughout the area, including a parking
lot, the facility perimeter and the surface of two residences. These
samples were analyzed for metals and hazardous chemicals, and results
are pending.
- An EPA assessment team will enter the facility tonight to evaluate any additional imminent chemical issues.
- The EPA and its contractors will be conducting additional decontamination of 52nd Street between Maywood Ave. and Everett Ave on June 18, 2016 between 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Please ensure that all cars are off the street at this time.
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