Environment
Sinkholes cause concern around the Alabama Point
May 18th, 2012
Public-safety is an ongoing concern in Orange Beach, Alabama, as severe erosion around the Alabama Point seawall continues to threaten passersby, AL.com reports...
Public-safety is an ongoing concern in Orange Beach, Alabama, as severe erosion around the Alabama Point seawall continues to threaten passersby, AL.com reports...Erosion threatens a home in Canton, Georgia
May 16th, 2012
A single mother of two living in Canton, Georgia, is experiencing problems with her own backyard, CBS Atlanta reports...
A single mother of two living in Canton, Georgia, is experiencing problems with her own backyard, CBS Atlanta reports...Safety
Chemical spill closes Highway 2 in Lincoln, NE
May 17th, 2012
An accident on Highway 2 in Lincoln, Nebraska, involving two large trucks caused a hazardous chemical to leak onto the roadway, the Associated Press reports...
An accident on Highway 2 in Lincoln, Nebraska, involving two large trucks caused a hazardous chemical to leak onto the roadway, the Associated Press reports...Lebanon High School students were sent home after a chemical spill on Friday
May 14th, 2012
A chemical leak at Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Indiana, on May 11, 2012, forced an evacuation of the campus, TheIndyChannel.com reports...
Business
Chemical leak in Baton Rouge goes undetected by facility monitoring system
May 15th, 2012
Officials at the Honeywell chemical plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are investigating the cause of a leak at their facility, The Republic reports...
Officials at the Honeywell chemical plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are investigating the cause of a leak at their facility, The Republic reports...Trained employees resolve chemical spill in Washington
April 6th, 2012
A Westport Shipyard building in Port Angeles, Washington, was briefly evacuated Wednesday, April 4, 2012, due to a small chemical spill and fire, reports the Peninsula Daily News...
Residential
Nonhazardous chemical spill in Bryan County grabs local attention
May 11th, 2012
A chemical spill in Bryan County, Oklahoma, sent emergency officials and local residents scrambling on May 1, 2012, KTEN reports...
A chemical spill in Bryan County, Oklahoma, sent emergency officials and local residents scrambling on May 1, 2012, KTEN reports...A chemical leak caused concern in Norton, MA
May 10th, 2012
In late April, a portion of North Worcester Street in Norton, Massachusetts, was closed for over three hours after water department employees discovered a gas line leak, The Sun Chronicle reports...
Pollution
Oil spill in Minnesota closes Highway 59
April 4th, 2012
Highway 59 in Near Plummer, Minnesota, remains closed while crews figure out how to clean up a big petroleum spill, reports WDAZ-TV...
Highway 59 in Near Plummer, Minnesota, remains closed while crews figure out how to clean up a big petroleum spill, reports WDAZ-TV...Oil spill causes significant damage to coral in the Gulf of Mexico
March 30th, 2012
Scientists released a report describing the impact of the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, which noted the leak caused substantial harm to coral, according to The Durango Herald. ..
