Rim Fire Threatens Tuolumne County Communities
Firefighters battle a widening Rim Fire north of Yosemite threatening Tuolumne City and Groveland. Evacuations extend to Bunney's Slide Mountain Ranch and Black Oak Casino as crews, bulldozers, and water lines target two groves of sequoias and the Hetch Hetchy watershed. Containment sits around seven percent amid tinder dry conditions and rising winds.
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Sierra
Tuolumne City
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Black Oak
Jessie Dean
Central Valley
Mount Baldy
Bjorn Frederickson
U.S. Forest Service
Yosemite
Tom Medena
Hetch Hetchy
San Francisco
Modena
Frederickson
A.J. Tevis
Sierra Mountain
Incomplete Data Clouds U S Chemical Accident Toll
Dallas Morning News analysis of over 750 000 federal records shows national chemical accident data are mostly unreliable. Experts say only about 10 percent accuracy, with Coast Guard records limited to initial reports and often incorrect. Has hindered Texas and national comparisons and prevention efforts.
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United States
Dallas Morning News
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West
Paul Orum
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National Response Center
Mannan
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Kay O'Connor
Texas A&m
Exxon Mobil to pay 2.4 million in fines and upgrades
Louisiana DEQ says Exxon Mobil will settle Baton Rouge area violations with about 2.4 million dollars in fines and improvements across four plants plus 62 thousand for a 2012 naphtha release. The package includes at least a million for environmental projects and a million for upgrades, pending attorney general approval.
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Department of Environmental Quality
Exxon Mobil Corp
Baton Rouge-area
Jean Kelly
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Cheryl Nolan
DEQ
Advocate
Robert Berg
Tropical storm Fernand threatens Veracruz as it forms
Tropical Storm Fernand formed off Mexico’s Gulf coast with winds near 45 mph. Veracruz ordered residents to stay home and suspended classes as heavy rains and power outages hit the city. Forecasters warned 4 to 8 inches of rain could fall inland while Ivo weakened in the eastern Pacific.
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National Hurricane Center
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Tampico
Javier Duarte
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