Friday, August 10, 2018

Ninth Circuit: no justification for the EPA’s decision in its 2017 order to maintain a tolerance for chlorpyrifos in the face of scientific evidence that its residue on food causes neurodevelopmental damage to children

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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth District in a 2-1 decision: "there was no justification for the EPA’s decisi...

DIRTY ITALIANS: Sicilian gangsters dropped 25-kilo (55-pound) cast-iron weights on the limbs of drug addicts, alcoholics and other vulnerable people to obtain insurance payments for fake car accidents

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Sicilian Gangsters Crushed Limbs to Fake Car Accidents in Insurance Fraud: Police  By Frances D'Emilio | August 10, 2018 Sicili...

Fire at the 222-S Radioactive Laboratory in central Hanford, Washington sends workers to hospital with symptoms of respiratory irritation

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Fire at Hanford radioactive lab sends workers to hospital By Annette Cary acary@tricityherald.com August 9, 2018 Richland, WA A Hanfor...

WARNING: Ash from burned homes and other items will likely contain potentially toxic materials if breathed in or touched with wet skin, such as metals, chemicals, and potentially asbestos

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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA —  As the massive Holy Fire continues to grow, forcing thousands of Southwest Riverside County residents f...

An explosion caused by leaking fluid on August 6 at the Arconic Fastening Systems plant in Rochester, New York State, created a 30-foot fireball that left two workers with critical burn injuries

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U.S. manufacturing plant explosions injure four   August 8, 2018 An explosion on August 6 at the Arconic Fastening Systems plant i...