NC State University is pushing back against claims it closed a federal investigation into toxic chemicals found at Poe Hall. The university asked the CDC for a retraction.
Less than a year ago, a disastrous train derailment sent a massive plume of dangerous chemicals billowing over East Palestine, Ohio, startling the town of nearly 5,000 residents and onlookers nationwide. Now, a new report warns that more of these catastrophes may loom: At any given moment, more than an estimated 3 million people are unknowingly at risk, as toxic trains full of a highly combustible and carcinogenic chemical used to make plastic move between Texas and New Jersey. The report, publi
Firefighters and HAZMAT crews responded to reports of possible toxic chemical exposure at a Beaverton store early Saturday afternoon, according to Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue.
Crackers that were tested also contained other chemicals listed as hazardous in Schedule-I, the ‘List of Hazardous and Toxic Chemicals’ under ‘Manufacture, Stor
In its letter seeking ban on some of the 'green firecrackers', Mumbai-based Awaaz Foundation wrote: ".On testing, we found several of them contained Barium, a chemical banned by the Supreme Court in 2018. Most of the crackers also contained other chemicals listed as hazardous."