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How underground storage tank spills are cleaned up, and why they leak in the first place

Leaking underground storage tanks remain a major cause of groundwater contamination after more than 500,000 have been cleaned up. According to the most recent Environmental Protection Agency data, roughly 81 million people live within a quarter mile of an underground storage tank that has experienced at least one leak. Nearly half of Americans rely on […]

TV tonight: Boy George spills all about his life to John Wilson | Television

This Cultural Life: Boy George 11pm, BBC Four Boy George opens a book (he’s promoting his memoir) as he sits down with John Wilson and lets it all out. He talked about his close relationship with his mother, who died last year, the life-changing moment of seeing Ziggy Stardust tour at the Lewisham Odeon in […]

Plastics chemical leaked in Ohio spills often: report

A report released Tuesday by environmental advocacy groups Earthjustice and Beyond Plastics found that: Since 2010, there have been 966 accidents related to this chemical.. Since 1968, trains transporting this chemical 29 derailments. Accidents also occurred in other places, such as factories. In light of this report, environmental advocacy groups called for a ban on […]

16 freight cars derail in rural Nevada; no hazardous spills or injuries reported

Sixteen corn-carrying railcars derailed under a critical railroad overpass in the northeastern Nevada city of Elko early Wednesday, but no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were involved, authorities said. . Elko Police Lt. Rick Moore said the Union Pacific train derailed just before 5 a.m., crashing into a bridge support, colliding with stacks […]

Extreme cold hampers North Dakota oil production; 60 spills reported in past week

Regulators say severe cold weather has caused a spate of spills and slowed production at oil fields in North Dakota. North Dakota has experienced several days of frigid weather, with wind chills and temperatures reaching -70 degrees in the Bakken oil field. Regulators say this puts strain on workers and equipment and could lead to […]