Recovery team completes Hawaii tour heli crash retrievals
Maui rescuers rappelled to a 2 700 foot slope to recover seven bodies from a Blue Hawaiian Helicopters AS355 crash in Iao Valley Maui. Families of six victims, tourists, have been notified. two teenage girls from Texas among the passengers.
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WaiLtuxu
Hawai
John Morioka
Maui
Morioka
Richard Sword
Texas
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Big Island
Molokai
AP Proto
Progress and setbacks as ADA turns ten
Decade after the Americans With Disabilities Act signing on July 26 1990 progress comes with court challenges and varied outcomes. Deaf advocate Kelley Brick notes better access from interpreters and captions while critics warn of weak enforcement and lingering poverty and employment gaps among disabled Americans.
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Washington
Kelley Brick
Brick
Bush
Greenbelt
America
Federal Communications Commission
ADA
Supreme Court
High Court
Bristo
Harris
National Organization On Disability
Jennifer Jones
Alaska
Tony Knowles
Kelby Brick
Austin
Wildfires threaten Mesa Verde and Ute Mountain Ute lands
A 3500 acre Mesa Verde fire ran 3 miles overnight and moved into Ute Mountain Ute reservation land while a second fire 40 miles northwest prompted evacuations. About 1000 tourists evacuated, Mesa Verde closed indefinitely, 500 firefighters on site, 5 percent contained, and additional fires in Rangely area under control efforts. No serious injuries reported.
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Mesa Verde National Park
Mesa Verde
Hovenweep National Monument
Kalvin Boggs
Montezuma County
Sheriff’s Office
Colorado
Rangely
National Interagency Fire Center
Idaho
Highway 160
Colo
EPA opens asbestos probe into Grace vermiculite use
The EPA probes why 18 years of a study showing asbestos in Grace vermiculite ore were ignored. The 1982 findings warned of cancer risks in insulation and fireproofing products, yet follow-up work was dropped and Grace pressured to dispute higher figures. The inquiry follows Libby Montana deaths tied to Grace mining, with an inspector general review set to begin.
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Environmental Protection Agency
W.R. Grace and Co
New York Times
Grace
the Times
EPA
Libby
Mont
Steve Johnson
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
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