Toxic chemical drums unearthed at Long Island park: ‘Graveyard for contamination’
Six drums containing toxic chemicals were unearthed in a Long Island park last week, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Protection. The department reported that a 55-gallon drum was found encased in concrete under Bethpage Community Park. Authorities believe the drums are decades old. The site was previously the Northrop Grumman Aerospace […]
Storms, flooding in West Virginia kill 1, damage 200-year-old graveyard
Storms and flooding killed at least one person and washed away about 200 gravestones in a cemetery built in the early 1800s in West Virginia, officials said. The death was reported Thursday night in Wood County, which borders the Ohio River, the Wood County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on social media. The car […]